Chapter 18: Developments Across the Various Factions, Breaking Through to the Innate Realm

Xianxia: Establishing an Immortal Clan Through Simulation 

Chapter 18: Developments Across the Various Factions, Breaking Through to the Innate Realm

“Speaking of the inheritance behind Zichen, do you think it’s possible that the changes in our Lin Clan were caused by them?”

Just as everyone was imagining the glorious future of the Lin Clan, a relatively young-sounding voice suddenly rang out among them.

“Hm?”

Everyone’s expressions froze. They were about to object, but after thinking about it, they realized that it was not entirely impossible.

It was just that…

Even if an Origin Return Realm expert had developed divine abilities and possessed all kinds of unimaginable methods, could they really accomplish something like this?

They were skeptical.

“Stop worrying about all these uncertainties. Our cultivation speed has increased threefold. That’s a good thing. Whether it’s Heaven’s favor or a method employed by the inheritance behind Zichen, what difference would knowing the reason make?”

“What matters most right now is that we make good use of this state and raise our cultivation as quickly as possible.”

“Well said.”

“Agreed.”

“…”

………

As the people of the Lin Clan silently cultivated and cherished this hard-won “favor,” the entire clan gradually became unusually quiet.

Aside from the matters that absolutely had to be handled and the tasks necessary to keep the Lin Clan functioning, everyone in the clan had essentially transformed into cultivation fanatics. This caused many people in Gentle Breeze City who learned of the situation to be amazed.

“What happened to Lin Zihong? Why has he suddenly become so diligent?”

“I have no idea. Just yesterday, I invited Zihong to go to the brothel with me this afternoon to have some fun. Normally, he’s more enthusiastic than anyone else, but this time he actually refused and said he wanted to cultivate seriously and surprise his parents at the clan competition. Do you think that’s believable?”

“If you ask me, he must have gotten a good scolding from his elders. He’ll probably go back to normal after a while.”

“Hahaha~~”

The first people to learn about the changes within the Lin Clan were not the various major factions of Gentle Breeze City, but rather a group of spoiled young men who happened to have come to the Lin Clan looking for Lin Zihong.

However, none of them took the matter seriously. They laughed and joked about it before going off to have fun on their own.

If this had merely been an isolated case, it would have meant nothing and would not have attracted the attention of the various factions.

But as time passed…

After half a month, and then even a full month, the Lin Clan remained in this cultivation-crazed state.

This finally surprised the various factions.

If they had not known that the Lin Clan’s Innate Realm martial artists had not been redeployed recently, and that there had been no rumors of anyone obtaining some kind of fortuitous inheritance, they might have suspected that the Lin Clan had acquired some treasure capable of assisting cultivation.

Even so, the various factions of Gentle Breeze City quietly began investigating.

“Investigate it. I want a thorough investigation. I, the Clan Leader, want to know exactly what happened to the Lin Clan.”

Several dozen li away from the Lin Clan’s territory, within a massive complex of buildings, the Wang Clan Leader issued his latest order.

There were many factions in Gentle Breeze City involved in the spiritual herb business, but the only one capable of competing with the Wang Clan was the Lin Clan.

As a result, the relationship between the two clans had never been particularly good.

If something this strange had happened to the Lin Clan and he failed to investigate it, he simply would not feel at ease.

Of course, this was merely the Wang Clan’s reaction. Although the other factions found the Lin Clan’s behavior somewhat strange, they did not take it particularly seriously.

Surely they could not cause trouble for someone simply because that person was working hard at cultivation?

That obviously made no sense.

Moreover, the Lin Clan had some connection with the Lin Clan in Qingsheng City. Even though the latter had not formally acknowledged them, they were ultimately blood relatives.

Unless their interests became directly involved, the various factions would not casually seek trouble with the Lin Clan.

After all, the cultivation Lin Clan’s Young Master had displayed yesterday had shocked a great many people.

Sixteen years old, at the second level of the Acquired Realm.

If he continued developing at this rate, then as long as the Lin Clan was willing to invest sufficient resources in him, Lin Zichen could potentially reach the ninth level of the Acquired Realm within two or three years. He would then have a very good chance of breaking through to the second or even third level of the Innate Realm before the age of twenty-five.

At that point, when he participated in the clan competition of the Lin Clan in Qingsheng City, his chances of placing among the top ten would be nearly ninety percent.

“The Lin Clan of Qingsheng City… sigh~ Lin Shoucheng really is one lucky bastard.”

“Who could disagree? That’s a prestigious first-rate force with a heritage spanning nearly two thousand years. It’s quite famous throughout the Qianyuan Kingdom. If his son really leads the Lin Clan back into that Lin Clan, his status and position will be completely different. By then, our entire Gentle Breeze City probably won’t even be worthy of their attention.”

“Unfortunately, if only we had befriended the Lin Clan earlier. We could have benefited from their connection as well.”

“If Old Clan Leader Lin Zuxiong of the Lin Clan hadn’t broken through to the Grandmaster Realm several decades ago and remembered that son of his who had been living outside the clan, who would have known that the Lin Clan had such a powerful background? Still, although offering help when someone is already thriving cannot compare with helping them in their hour of need, this is still an opportunity to strengthen our relationship. We should seize it.”

“That sounds like a good idea.”

At the Feng Clan’s residence, several senior clan members looked at the intelligence reports in their hands, their expressions filled with mixed emotions.

Previously, they had never taken the Lin Clan seriously. But several decades ago, an unexpected opportunity allowed them to learn about the Lin Clan’s true background.

Even though the Lin Clan appeared to be declining and occupied a large share of the spiritual herb market in Gentle Breeze City, they had never attempted to do anything about it.

After all, even the Wang Clan was far inferior to that background.

And if they could not afford to offend the Wang Clan, they certainly could not afford to offend the Lin Clan.

………

Regardless of what was happening within the various factions, more than a month soon passed.

After this period of hard work, the people of the Lin Clan began receiving corresponding results.

First, among the younger generation, Lin Zitao, Lin Ziquan, and the others, who had previously been at the ninth layer of the Body Refining Realm, all broke through to the first level of the Acquired Realm.

The cultivation of their other peers also increased to varying degrees. Even those clan members who had already reached the Acquired Realm experienced significant improvements in strength, while those who had already been close to a breakthrough also broke through their current realms one after another.

Of course, that was not the most important development.

The most significant change was in the Lin Clan’s high-end combat strength.

According to the simulator, the Lin Clan’s Old Ancestor and Second Ancestor had originally needed another two or three months to break through to the Master Realm.

Yet, after just over a month, they had already successfully entered that realm.

In an instant, the Lin Clan gained two additional Master Realm experts to guard the clan.

Furthermore, many of the Lin Clan’s senior members had taken advantage of this opportunity to improve their cultivation to varying degrees. Lin Shoucheng, the Clan Leader, had even broken through to the eighth level of the Innate Realm.

It could be said that over the course of this single month, the overall strength of the Lin Clan had undergone a tremendous transformation.

As long as they produced one more Master Realm expert, the Lin Clan would be able to surpass the Feng Clan and the Azure Wood Sect, becoming one of the second-rate forces on par with the City Lord’s Mansion of Gentle Breeze City.

“Whew. As expected of three times the cultivation speed. I actually broke through to the Innate Realm this quickly. At this rate, it will take me at most ten years to reach the peak of the Master Realm, just as I did in the simulation.”

At the same time, inside the secret cultivation chamber, Lin Zichen suddenly opened his eyes.

Feeling the true qi flowing through his body, a faint smile appeared on his face.

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Note:

Cultivation Realm:

1, Body Refining Realm

2, Acquired Realm 

3, Innate Realm (Lin Zichen is here, last chapter he’s at the ninth level of the Acquired Realm)

4, Master Realm

5, Master Realm

6, Deva Realm

7, Origin Return Realm

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