The Heavens: Falling Ink From Douluo

Chapter 1662 Report
"You've invited me to meet you?"

"I'm afraid their real intentions are not what they seem!"

The Great Yan Dynasty.

The Lin clan resides in Lincheng.

Lin Linghan held the invitation that had just been delivered.

After a moment of contemplation, he suddenly chuckled and shook his head.

After muttering a couple of words of reflection to himself.

Get up.

Holding the torn invitation, he went to the residence of the elder of his lineage. After waiting for about half an hour, he saw the elder rushing in from outside and quickly got up to greet him.

"You're too kind, girl."

"No thanks, no thanks."

"If you have anything to say, just tell me."

The long-bearded old man, who looked to be in his sixties, acted decisively, taking over the initiative to entertain the guests from his granddaughter. After all, when Lin Linghan visited, he was still in the council hall, discussing the Huangfu clan with others. Although they had been arguing back and forth, their heads were spinning, and they still hadn't reached a conclusion. The radicals accused the conservatives of being too conservative, and the conservatives accused the radicals of being too radical. There was also a neutral faction, which took a part of the opinions of both the conservatives and the radicals, combined them, and was then criticized by both the conservatives and the radicals for either not doing anything or going all the way. In short, everyone had their own opinion, but they couldn't stop discussing just because they had their own opinions, nor could they take action on their own because they had their own opinions. A family needs a unified voice. This voice can be wrong, but it cannot be absent, nor can there be two or more of them. Otherwise, with people's hearts not united, everything they do will fail, and they will destroy themselves in internal strife.

Therefore, Lin Linghan was always entertained by his family.

As one of the pride of the Lin clan.

Even if Lin Linghan is not the strongest.

He wasn't the most talented either.

Even within their own lineage, they are not the only ones.

But Lin Linghan is indeed the one with the highest overall ability in their lineage.

Moreover, although there seem to be many geniuses, in reality, if distributed evenly, their number is extremely small. A lineage that possesses a genius can practically rest easy, without worrying about not having an elder to take the lead in the future. This shows the status of geniuses and that they are worthy of his personal audience.

The Lin clan has a history spanning thousands of years.

Let's calculate based on the lowest estimate of one thousand years.

Assuming the first Lin ancestor had their first son or daughter at age twenty, and subsequent generations of Lin descendants also had their first son or daughter at age twenty, given that the styles of the Martial Universe and Battle Through the Heavens are more ancient and the age of marriage is relatively early (although there are exceptions), a thousand years would result in a population base of fifty generations. Assuming each generation has two children, that's 2 to the power of 50, theoretically close to 1.13 quadrillion. However, this is just a theoretical calculation; in reality, it hasn't reached that many. The current Lin clan doesn't even have 1.13 quadrillion people. They do have 13 million, but that includes branches in various regions. The main branch's population fluctuates around 5-6 million, and the vast majority are ordinary people below the Earthly Realm. Less than one-tenth can absorb Yin Sha Qi and successfully advance. After all, an overly comfortable environment can easily lead to a loss of fighting spirit, and not everyone can endure the physical training pain before reaching the Earthly Realm.

Perhaps for an adult, enduring pain is not difficult; life's hardships are far more unbearable. If you want to shine in front of others, you must suffer in private. As long as you don't die from training, you should train until you die. They have this determination and they understand this principle.

But for a group of children...

The oldest among them is no more than ten years old.

The younger ones are only six or seven years old.

Making them train their bodies is pure torture.

This is also the difference between the extraordinary system in the Martial Universe and the extraordinary system in the Battle Through the Heavens. While the extraordinary system in the Martial Universe is stronger than that in the Battle Through the Heavens, it is also quite difficult to get started.

At least in the initial stage of Doupo, it only involves refining Dou Qi.

After eating a full meal, one refines essence into qi from within the body.

No specific posture is required.

The so-called cross-legged sitting is just a habit.

Most people do that.

So the children imitated this posture and sat cross-legged.

In fact, you can cultivate battle qi while sitting in a chair or lying on the bed. If you are skilled or can multitask, you can even cultivate battle qi while exercising. The only downside is that you will get hungry quickly after you finish cultivating.

They have a great need for nutrition.

This is also why the Xiao family's kitchen always has meat on hand.

Meat does provide more energy than fruits and vegetables.

It is also more efficient in energy conversion.

Of course, this is not a reason to not eat vegetables. You still need to eat vegetables, otherwise your body will lack these nutrients. In fact, some seniors who were at the Battle Qi stage had already conducted experiments. They did not eat fruits and vegetables for many years, but mainly ate meat, grains, oils, rice and noodles. Then, when they suddenly ate fruits and vegetables, the feedback provided to their bodies by fruits and vegetables was even higher than that of meat. Because of this, since then, many cultivators have understood the principle of balance. You can eat more meat and less vegetables, but you must never not eat vegetables. Eating too much of anything is like developing drug resistance. Only by mixing or combining foods can you achieve the best effect.

In short, the Battle Qi stage is very favorable for cultivators.

This is also why most people in the Battle Through the Heavens world are able to get started.

But the Martial Universe is different.

The Body Tempering Realm is for training the body.

Take Lin Dong as an example.

A single horse stance can last an entire afternoon.

Two hours is the minimum, with no upper limit.

This requires more concentration than sitting cross-legged.

It also requires more patience than sitting cross-legged.

To put it bluntly, the pain caused by cross-legged sitting is nothing more than the monotonous repetition of the steps of refining essence into qi, which is rather boring. Moreover, one can sit for two or three hours at a time, but the progress cannot be increased at a visible rate. For children, this kind of practice, where the effort is disproportionate to the expected gains, cannot arouse their interest at all, let alone ignite their passion. However, the pain caused by horse stance is an internal and external torment. Not only must one endure boredom, but one must also persevere despite back pain. It can be said that every minute and second after reaching the limit is a test of spirit, relying on that last breath. Everyone knows that if that breath is lost and one collapses, it is very difficult to stand up again. Moreover, the most speechless point is the next day. It is like having to do intense exercise the day after intense exercise. The soreness is simply indescribable. This is the difference between the two systems.

Similar to Xiao Ning in the Battle Through the Heavens universe.

Back then, due to an accidental leak of information.

He was hung up and whipped by the Grand Elder.

That was a truly gruesome sight, with skin torn and flesh ripped open.

But Xiao Ning, who was almost half-dead, didn't know that Lin Dong, who was about the same age as him, had to hit a wooden stake a thousand times a day when he was in the Body Tempering Realm, until the skin and flesh on his hands were worn raw and bloody before he would soak them in a basin of medicinal liquid, similar to pouring alcohol on a wound to disinfect it. Even an adult would grimace in pain. And this was not a condition that every martial artist had.

Take that pot of medicinal liquid as an example.

It has multiple benefits.

It includes, but is not limited to, accelerating body healing, enhancing bone toughness, and widening some meridians. If Lin Dong were not a core member of the Lin clan, he wouldn't even be qualified to use this drug, which is the predicament faced by the vast majority of rogue cultivators.

Poor scholars, rich warriors. Of course.

In terms of specific expenses, they are actually about the same.

Martial artists hone their bodies and eat a lot, but it's a completely different matter from cultivators who follow the path of refining essence into qi. Cultivators' consumption of food is truly terrifying. To put it another way, you could say that a martial artist's consumption of healing medicine is roughly equivalent to a cultivator's consumption of food.

However, the former gains combat power through suffering.

The latter can reach the extraordinary without suffering.

It's not hard to explain why the proportion of ordinary people and extraordinary individuals is so large. Just think about it, whether it's a martial artist or a cultivator, their strength in the first few minor realms is not very high.

Unlike the Blood Realm.

They came up with a 100,000-jin (50,000 kg) weight.

Therefore, many people of average talent, after realizing that this path is impassable, begin to give up. After all, they've spent half their lives trying, but it won't extend their lifespan. The Dou Qi system only extends lifespan to a certain extent at the Dou Wang level, but that's only 150 years old. To put it bluntly, it's 150 years old. Only at the Dou Huang level is there a lifespan of 300 years. And the martial arts system only extends lifespan to the Nirvana Realm, with a lifespan of 200 to 300 years. Therefore, once it's clear that they can't reach the Nirvana Realm before the age of 60, there's no need to keep trying. Rather than practicing martial arts incorrectly, harming their health and wasting money, they might as well live a good life, save some money, and place their hopes on the next generation. This is the idea behind those martial artists who are approaching 30 and haven't yet reached the Di Yuan Realm. This is also one of the reasons why the Lin Clan sets the standard for returning to the family branch at the Tian Yuan Realm before the age of 30. Only those who reach the Tian Yuan Realm before the age of 30 have the potential to look forward to higher realms. The further one goes, the more difficult the path becomes, and the more time is required.

It might take a year for a martial artist to break through from the Body Tempering Realm to the Earthly Origin Realm.

Three years might be enough for a martial artist in the Earthly Realm to advance to the Heavenly Realm.

Even five years might not be enough for a Tianyuan Realm martial artist to complete the Core Formation and advance to the Yuandan Realm, achieving the harmonious cycle of Yin and Yang.

Ten years may not be enough to reach the level of mastery in form design.

Form, atmosphere, and creation.

Let's assume that each of these three levels requires ten years to break through and pass through.

Added together, that's thirty years.

How many thirty-year periods does one have in a lifetime?
Most people won't even have three in their entire lives.

A lifespan of one hundred years is only a theoretical limit.

Most people are destined to live to be seventy or eighty years old.

Living to be over ninety is considered a long life.

Furthermore, the world of martial arts isn't as idyllic as it seems. The mortality rate is extremely high. You might finally cultivate a promising talent, only to have them perish during a training trip.

It can be said that they lost everything.

Some individuals with very few offspring are completely childless.

Therefore, the Martial Universe has become the distorted world it is today. Ordinary people at the bottom of society are having children like crazy, trying to defy fate. For details, you can refer to Lin Dong's father and two uncles, who are Lin Zhentian's three sons. Meanwhile, the martial artists at the higher levels try their best to ensure quality and quantity. They either don't have children at all, or if they choose to have children, they do so only after everything has stabilized and resources and arrangements are in place.

But the strong can act with impunity.

As long as you are not a member of the extraterrestrial evil god race, it's fine.

In other words, even if you cultivate some kind of demonic technique.

A city was sacrificed in blood.

Theoretically speaking, either is possible.

They won't be targeted or attacked.

At most, you'll be hunted down by the superiors of the city where you sacrificed your blood, just like how sacrificing your blood in Tiandu County would inevitably lead to a hunt by the Great Yan Dynasty. It has nothing to do with justice; it's just an old farmer's anger at seeing his hard-earned crops stolen by an outsider and his attempt to recoup his losses.

Therefore, the Lin clan actually does not have many members.

There are even fewer people who can be called the backbone.

Similar to Lin Linghan.

It seems to be one in thirty or forty.

There are quite a few geniuses on the same level as her.

However, if we look at the entire Lin clan, this number will instantly surge to 30 to 40 out of 200,000, which is equivalent to one in 10,000 geniuses. Doesn't that make the value of the talent suddenly increase?

As for why it was this elder's granddaughter who received Lin Linghan...

There are two reasons.

The first reason is that having the servants and stewards entertain her would be too disrespectful. Although Lin Linghan has no background and no elder grandfather, at most she has a father who is at the Yuan Dan realm and is about as strong as Lin Zhentian, she is now a powerful cultivator at the Creation realm. The power in the family has actually been transferred to her. However, her talent determines that it will not be difficult for her to become an elder in the future. In addition, since she is a woman, there is no need to worry about whether it is impolite for people from the inner quarters to come out to entertain her. Therefore, it is the elder's granddaughter who will entertain her to ensure that Lin Linghan will not have to wait.

The second factor is age. One is nearly twenty, and the other is around twenty-five. If the elder's son or daughter-in-law were to host them, the age difference of fifteen years would easily create a generation gap, even if they could chat. In addition, the elder's granddaughter is quite talented and is only one step away from the Heavenly Origin Realm. If she succeeds, she can enter the ranks of the thirty or forty prodigies. It wouldn't hurt for her to have more contact and interaction with her idol, Lin Linghan. If she has the opportunity to receive guidance from Lin Linghan, that would be even better, making it easier for her to integrate into the circle.

Therefore, after Lin Linghan arrived.

It was the elder's granddaughter who stepped forward.

However, now, the real deal is back.

Let's get down to business.

The power naturally fell back into the hands of the elder who had arrived in haste.

After hearing what Lin Linghan said.

After receiving the invitation from Lin Linghan.

He pondered for about ten seconds.

Then, a decision was made: "Well then, I'm not sure about this matter right now, so I'll take you to the clan chief and the others, and let those who can make a decision decide whether you should go or not, what to prepare if you go, and how to refuse if you don't go..."

"Then I'm sorry to trouble you."

Lin Linghan politely thanked her.

The elder waved his hand dismissively and stood up.

Then, he led Lin Linghan to the council hall.

This intelligence was reported.

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