txolops Chapter 167 Ancestor Linghu: With Junior Brother Lin here, I feel at ease!
Chapter 167 Ancestor Linghu: With Junior Brother Lin here, I feel at ease!
Lin Chuan led Zi Ling and flew towards the gate of Huangfeng Valley.
Soon after, a mountain range shrouded in clouds and mist came into view.
The mountain gate is over ten zhang high and is made entirely of bluestone. Three ancient characters are carved on the lintel: Huangfeng Valley.
At the gate, two disciples at the thirteenth level of Qi Refining were on duty. Seeing the two streaks of light descend, they immediately became alert, gripping their magical artifacts and demanding in deep voices:
"Who goes there? State your name!"
Lin Chuan stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly:
"Call your sect elders and tell them that I, Lin Chuan, have returned."
"Lin Chuan?"
The two disciples looked at each other, they had never heard of this name before.
But seeing the man's extraordinary demeanor and the undeniable authority in his words, I dared not act rashly for a moment.
Just then, a streak of light shot out from afar and landed in front of the mountain gate.
The light faded, revealing the figure of a middle-aged man.
He had a square face, a calm demeanor, and a faint aura of someone at the Core Formation stage emanated from his body.
It was Yu Chaohai.
"Who are you...?"
Yu Chaohai's gaze fell on Lin Chuan. He was stunned for a moment, then his pupils shrank, and his face was full of disbelief.
"Eighth...Eighth Junior Brother?!"
Lin Chuan smiled slightly and cupped his hands in greeting:
"Second Senior Brother, it's been a long time."
"You...you're still alive?!"
Yu Chaohai strode forward, looked Lin Chuan up and down, his voice trembling with excitement.
When the demonic forces invaded, the seven factions suffered a crushing defeat and fled.
In that battle, countless disciples perished, and most of the survivors were scattered.
Lin Chuan has been missing for over a hundred years, and everyone thought he was dead.
To my surprise, he's still alive! And his appearance is unchanged, showing no signs of aging!
"Junior Brother's aura now... he should have reached the Core Formation stage by now, right?"
Yu Chaohai asked tentatively. He scanned Lin Chuan with his divine sense, but felt that the other party was like a deep pool, unfathomable, and he could not see through his true nature at all.
Lin Chuan smiled slightly, without giving a direct answer.
"Senior Brother Yu will naturally find out the rest."
Yu Chaohai was taken aback, then nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
The two walked side by side toward the mountain gate. Zi Ling silently followed behind Lin Chuan.
……
Along the way, Yu Chaohai asked Lin Chuan about his experiences over the years. Lin Chuan briefly explained that he had been attacked by demonic forces, escaped by chance, wandered overseas, and only returned after many years of wandering.
Yu Chaohai listened with a sigh.
"Speaking of which, it's all thanks to the message you brought back back then, junior brother."
Yu Chaohai remarked with emotion.
"The communication talisman you had someone pass on to Master said that Spirit Beast Mountain might rebel. Master reported this to the Ancestor, and the sect was prepared. Later, Spirit Beast Mountain did indeed rebel, opening the great formation from the inside. The other sects suffered heavy losses, but our Yellow Maple Valley had made preparations in advance and suffered the least losses among the six sects."
Lin Chuan nodded.
When he left the front line, he did send someone to deliver a message to Li Huayuan, reminding him of the possible rebellion by the Spirit Beast Mountain.
Unexpectedly, this action actually saved many people in Huangfeng Valley.
"pity……"
Yu Chaohai sighed, his voice becoming low and somber.
"What's a pity?" Lin Chuan asked.
"My master... is no longer here."
Lin Chuan paused slightly.
"When did this happen?"
"About thirty years ago," Yu Chaohai shook his head, "when the Mulan people invaded, my master led a group to provide support. As a result, a Nascent Soul stage master on the other side disregarded his status and bullied the weak, killing my master on the spot. By the time the patriarch arrived, it was too late."
Lin Chuan remained silent.
Although Li Huayuan wasn't exactly completely devoted to him, he had certainly fulfilled his duties as a master.
He was given a small sandstorm formation back then, and later he was taken care of at the front lines... These memories surfaced in my mind at this moment, and I felt a little melancholy.
"And then there's Senior Brother Yu Kun. He failed to form his core and reached the end of his lifespan, passing away twenty years ago."
Good books and good stories accompany you every day.
Yu Chaohai continued speaking.
Lin Chuan nodded without saying anything more.
"But there's also good news."
Yu Chaohai changed the subject, a look of satisfaction on his face.
"The third brother, Liu Jing, and the fifth sister, Zhong Weiniang, have both broken through to the Core Formation stage in recent years. Now, our Master Li's sect has produced three Core Formation cultivators, which is quite a force to be reckoned with in the sect."
Lin Chuan smiled slightly.
"That's good."
……
As they spoke, the three arrived in front of a grand hall.
This is the main council hall of Huangfeng Valley, where Elder Linghu usually handles sect affairs.
Yu Chaohai went forward to report, and a moment later, the hall doors opened, and an aged voice came:
"Come in."
The three stepped inside.
On the main seat of the main hall sat an old man with white hair and beard, whose aura was as deep as the sea. He was none other than Linghu Ancestor, the only Nascent Soul cultivator in Huangfeng Valley.
"Ancestor, this is Lin Chuan, the eighth disciple under Uncle Li Huayuan. Back then, Master Li was able to foresee the rebellion at Spirit Beast Mountain because of the timely news from Junior Brother Lin."
Yu Chaohai stepped forward and respectfully introduced himself.
Lin Chuan smiled slightly and cupped his hands in greeting:
"Senior Brother Linghu."
Upon hearing this, Yu Chaohai's expression changed drastically!
"Junior Brother Lin! How could you—"
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Linghu Laozu's laughter.
"Haha! Good! Good!"
Not only was Linghu Patriarch not angry, but he was also overjoyed. He stood up and quickly walked to Lin Chuan.
"Junior Brother Lin, it's been over a hundred years, and you've already cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage! Truly, Heaven blesses our Yellow Maple Valley!"
"Junior Brother Lin, it's been over a hundred years, and you've already cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage! Truly, Heaven blesses our Yellow Maple Valley!"
With a sweep of his divine sense, he sensed Lin Chuan's unfathomable aura—the oppressive aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator!
Yu Chaohai stood there, his mouth agape, unable to close it for a long time.
Yuan... Nascent Soul?!
Junior Brother Lin has become a Nascent Soul cultivator?!
……
The two talked for a long time.
When Linghu Laozu asked Lin Chuan about his experiences over the years, Lin Chuan answered one by one, but did not reveal too many details—the Chaotic Star Sea, the Void Heaven Palace, the Azure Spirit Island... these things were too shocking and might not be a good thing to talk about.
Linghu Patriarch didn't ask any more questions, but nodded repeatedly, his eyes filled with increasing satisfaction.
He doesn't have much time left to live; he'll live at most another seventy or eighty years.
Once he falls, Huangfeng Valley will be without a Nascent Soul cultivator for protection. At that time, whether it's an invasion by the Mulan people or covetousness from both the righteous and demonic paths, the sect will be in grave danger.
Now that Lin Chuan has returned with the cultivation of a Nascent Soul cultivator, this worry has been directly resolved.
"Three days from now, in front of all the disciples of the sect, I will formally announce you as the second Supreme Elder of Yellow Maple Valley!"
Linghu Laozu made the decision.
……
three days later.
In the square of Huangfeng Valley, hundreds of disciples gathered together, looking up at the sky.
High in the sky, two figures stood side by side.
Linghu Laozu, and a strange young man.
"From this day forward, Lin Chuan will be the second Supreme Elder of my Yellow Maple Valley! His status will be equal to mine! From this day forward, you must treat him with the respect due to our Grandmaster!"
Linghu Laozu's voice echoed throughout the entire venue.
"Greetings, Grandmaster Lin!"
Hundreds of disciples bowed in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.
Lin Chuan nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the crowd below.
Suddenly, his gaze fixed on one person.
She was a woman, around thirty years old, with a beautiful appearance and a cultivation level that was already at the early stage of Core Formation.
She was also looking at Lin Chuan, her eyes filled with excitement and gratitude.
Lin Chuan recognized her.
Xiao Cuier.
Back in the capital of Yue, there was that little girl who followed her grandfather Xiao Zhen to the Xianyun Restaurant.
At that time, she was only at the second level of Qi Refining, and she was timid, hiding behind her grandfather and not daring to speak.
Unexpectedly, more than a hundred years later, she had already cultivated to the early stage of Core Formation.