Chapter 1: Bloody Taiyi

  On the majestic and divine Taiyi Mountains, one of the seven major sects of the Southern Yue Xiu Zhen Realm, the Taiyi Sect, is located. In a remote and inconspicuous part of this mountain range, there is a mountain with very thin spiritual energy, where a small Xiu Zhen family has lived for generations, calling themselves the Lin Family.

  Like other Xian families in the Taiyi Mountains, the Lin family is also subject to the jurisdiction of the Taiyi Sect. They occupy the sect's Xian resources and have to pay a certain amount of tribute every month.

  Among all the disciples of the Lin family, Lin Feng was the youngest. Although he was only 16 years old, he had already cultivated "Quelong Jue" to the second level of the entry stage, equivalent to the sixth layer of the Xuanzhao period of an ordinary cultivator. This cultivation speed was among the top in the entire Taizong Mountains.

  On this day, Lin Feng was sitting in his own room when the door suddenly opened automatically. He looked up to see that it was the old ancestor of the Lin family who had walked in.

  Lin Feng was about to stand up and pay his respects, but Lin Shi's old ancestor hurriedly waved his hand, signaling him not to make a sound. Lin Feng had no choice but to sit back down, while Lin Shi's old ancestor closed the door and set up an isolation array in the room before sitting down to look at Lin Feng.

  Lin Feng felt uneasy under his gaze, because from the beginning of his memory, this old ancestor had always been extremely strict with himself, but at this moment, the old ancestor's eyes actually shone with a loving expression.

  After a moment, the old ancestor stretched out his left hand and muttered an incantation. Lin Feng was astonished to see that on his originally empty fingers, a delicate and exquisite ring had actually appeared!

  The old ancestor took the ring off his finger, then chanted a spell, seemingly lifting some sort of ban. He handed the ring to Lin Feng. Lin Feng received the ring with confusion, not understanding what the old ancestor meant.

  Lao Zu said, "Feng Er, this is the Lin family's ancestral treasure, although so far no one has understood its inner mysteries, but it indeed possesses a wonderful and inexplicable power.

  This should be a spatial ring, its function is similar to the storage bag we use, but it has more space than the storage bag and can hold living things!

  The strangest thing is that you can use a spell to hide it on your fingers, and after the ring is hidden, even if the cultivator's realm is high, they won't be able to detect its existence!

  "This ring has been passed down in the Lin family for many generations, but few people have seen its internal scene, because only those who cultivate the Quelong Jue can make this ring recognize its master by dripping blood!"

  Lin Feng rubbed his head and said: "What's the big deal? Isn't it similar to a storage bag?"

  The old ancestor glared at him with feigned anger: "I've lived for so many years, and I've never heard of such a storage bag! And this ring, it's indeed been passed down since ancient times. Our Lin family was also famous back then, but only gradually declined later on."

  Lin Feng blinked and said: "So it's still quite impressive?"

  The old ancestor waved his hand: "I don't have time to tell you in detail, put on the ring and use the Benyuan Jingxue to recognize its master with blood. From now on, it's yours, take good care of it."

  Lin Feng put the ring on his hand, and then performed the blood recognition according to the old ancestor's words. The moment the blood dripping was completed, several formulas related to the ring automatically appeared in Lin Feng's mind.

  Lin Feng used his magic to open the ring and found that its internal space was indeed very large, but it was empty except for a strange-looking spiritual grass.

  Lin Feng hadn't even asked, but the old ancestor said to him: "The spiritual grass in the ring is unrecognized by anyone, and it itself doesn't know how many years it has lived inside the ring. Until now, it has grown luxuriantly. What's strange is that this spiritual grass is different from other objects - it can't be taken out of the ring using divine sense!"

  He paused for a moment, and the old ancestor continued: "As I said earlier, this ring is very rare. You can transplant living spiritual medicine into it for cultivation, and the spiritual energy inside seems to be more dense. I used to cultivate some spiritual medicine in it too, but our family's livelihood has been declining, so I had to sell them all away, leaving nothing for you."

  Lin Feng suddenly looked at Lao Zu and said: "Since it's an ancestral ring, why give it to me?"

  The old ancestor sighed and said, "You just severely injured Wu Gang, the direct disciple of Taiyi Sect at the martial arts conference you held, he is the precious grandson of the three elders of Taiyi Sect. Moreover, our Lin family has owed them offerings for several months, you must go into hiding for a while."

  "For nearly a thousand years, the Lin family has had only one descendant who mastered the Quelong Jue besides me, and that is you. This ring will eventually be yours anyway, it's just being passed on to you a bit ahead of time. Take it and hurry along!"

  Lin Feng indignantly said: "Wu Gang had already lost, it was him who launched a sneak attack on me from behind, I had no choice but to counterattack! Can't the three elders of Taiyi Sect see that?"

  The old ancestor shook his head: "In the realm of cultivation, the strong are respected, and there's no need to talk about reason. If you don't leave, your life may be in danger!"

  Lin Feng stood up stubbornly: "One person does things, one person takes responsibility! If I leave, the three elders of the Taiyi Sect won't be able to find me. In the end, they'll still take it out on the Lin family! He's a Yuan Ying period great master, and our entire Lin family can't even defeat him!"

  Old Ancestor Lin furiously shouted: "Nonsense! Why would the Lin family be bullied by others? Isn't it because for a long time, there hasn't been a Yuan Ying stage cultivator presiding over the situation? If not for my old bones fortunately advancing to the later stages of Jiedan in earlier years, the Lin family wouldn't even have their current status!

  Why don't we have any Yuan Ying period cultivators? Apart from lacking a large amount of cultivation materials, isn't it ultimately because there aren't any exceptionally talented descendants?

  And you are the hope of our family, you are a Mu Feng Shuang Ling Gen, with a spiritual root talent that is rarely seen 9 points, even among the seven major sects, it can be considered a rare talent in cultivation! Apart from the rare single spirit root, your talent is the most superior!

  "From the day you were born, you carried the hopes of the entire family, and even your name matches your spiritual root attribute! If you have any mistakes, what's the point of this old bone living?"

  Lin Feng hesitantly said: "But if the three elders of the Taiyi Sect make things difficult for you, what will you do?"

  The old ancestor sighed: "I have lived for over a thousand years, and even if nothing unexpected happens, my lifespan should be exhausted."

  Lin Feng wanted to say something, but Lao Zu hastily interrupted him and handed Lin Feng a jade slip, saying: "This is the complete manual of 'Tempering Dragon Technique'. Take it with you immediately and leave. The farther you go, the better! Tempering Dragon Technique is the ancestral technique of the Lin family. Put it in your spatial ring and treasure it well. Never lose it!"

  Lin Feng put away the jade slip and the space ring on his finger also disappeared. The old ancestor didn't even let him say goodbye before roughly sending him tumbling down the mountain.

  Lin Feng had just walked halfway up the mountain when a flash of light flew quickly from afar and landed in front of him in the blink of an eye. Lin Feng took a closer look, and it was none other than Wu Tianbai, one of the three elders of the Taiyi Sect.

  Wu Tianbai's face turned iron-green as he stared at Lin Feng, and with just a slight exertion of his Yuan Infant stage spiritual pressure, Lin Feng felt like he was carrying a thousand-jin boulder on his back, unable to breathe. His face and neck quickly appeared with green veins, and his teeth were chattering loudly.

  Lin's ancestor discovered this situation in his divine consciousness, so he rushed over quickly. However, the spiritual pressure of a Yuan Ying period cultivator was also unbearable for him. Lin's ancestor could only stand aside and shout loudly: "Three elders, spare your hands, we have something to say!"

  Wu Tianbai then withdrew his spiritual pressure, and Lin Feng let out a sigh of relief as he bent down to catch his breath. The elder of the Lin family hurriedly said: "Since the three elders have arrived, please enter my humble abode and take a seat, allowing the Lin family to show some hospitality."

  "Hmph, what landowner's dignity? Is this place yours, the Lin family's? With just one word from me, you'll obediently roll out of here?"

  Lin's old ancestor didn't dare to get angry: "The three elders are right!"

  Wu Tianbai continued to stare at Lin Feng and said: "To be honest with you, my divine sense has never left this mountain! Do you think it's that easy to escape?"

  The old ancestor of the Lin family forced a smile: "Third elder, what are you talking about? Lin Feng just went down the mountain to do something, where is there any talk of escaping?"

  "Wu Tianbai's eyes widened: 'He beat up my direct grandson, causing his cultivation to be ruined in an instant. This responsibility, this kid should bear it, shouldn't he?'"

  Lin Feng took a deep breath and said: "If the three elders are wise, they should not find it difficult to see that Wu Gang launched a sneak attack on me first. He was angry and humiliated because I defeated him, so he made a big mistake in his impulsiveness. This matter should not be blamed on me!"

  Wu Tian's face turned white with rage: "What, you're saying I'm bullying the weak and intentionally picking on you?"

  "Junior doesn't understand etiquette, three elders please don't take offense! Wu Gang's injury has already been caused, and our Lin family will not shirk responsibility. As long as I can do it, I am willing to serve the three elders to make up for the loss of your beloved!"

  Wu Tianbai sneered: "This is what you said! First, I will abolish this kid and let him not be arrogant about being a double-spirited root in the future!"

  "Secondly, as his elder, you failed to teach him properly, and the Lin family must pay the price for this! If you hand over the main cultivation method of the Lin family, I won't punish anyone else. Otherwise, humph!"

  Lin's old ancestor's face changed greatly: "Absolutely not! Lin Feng is just a small cultivator in the sixth layer of the rotation period, and the three elders use their yuan infant period great cultivator skills on him. If this gets out, it will probably be ridiculed by others."

  "As for the main cultivation technique of our Lin family, it's not even worth mentioning to the three elders. Moreover, in the Cultivation Realm, the main cultivation techniques of families or sects are taboo from being passed on outside, shouldn't the three elders know this?"

  Wu Tianbai said impatiently, "Hmph, this Lin Feng with his cultivation at the sixth level of Xuanzhao period actually severely injured Wu Gang who is at the ninth level of Xuanzhao period. If it wasn't for a problem with your sect's main cultivation method, what else could be the reason?"

  To be honest with you, if I weren't interested in your family's main cultivation method, a Yuan Ying period cultivator like me wouldn't bother to waste so many words! Wiping out the entire Lin family wouldn't be a big deal either - survival of the fittest is just the law of the cultivation world!"

  "Lin's old ancestor's face turned pale: 'As long as Lin Feng is not harmed, all other conditions are easy to discuss!'"

  Lin Feng said proudly: "The disaster was caused by me, and the responsibility is borne by me alone! Whether you want to kill or cut me down is up to you, but don't harm the other members of the Lin family!"

  Wu Tianbai suddenly raised his head and stretched out a hand, pointing at Lin Feng. Before Lin Feng could react, he was grabbed from dozens of feet away and brought before the Third Elder!

  The three elders' five fingers pressed heavily on Lin Feng's forehead, and Lin Feng was unable to move his entire body. The whole person was suspended in mid-air by the three elders. A sly smile flashed across the face of the three elders, and then a vast amount of spiritual power surged out from their hands.

  Lin Feng only felt a sudden severe pain in his mind, followed by the sound of something like bones shattering, and then his consciousness began to blur slowly, until he finally passed out.

  In the instant before he lost consciousness, he saw Lin Shi's old ancestor rushing towards San Lao with all his might, wanting to rescue Lin Feng from his hands. But San Lao's other hand swung back, and a powerful force broke through the air, directly cutting Lin Shi's old ancestor in half!