On the 60th birthday of the system, my son’s engagement was annulled!

"Lin Xuan, oh no, Clan Chief Lin, actually, there is room for negotiation between us!"

Reis, unable to stand firm any longer, immediately forced a smile and attempted to make peace with Lin Xuan.

Having spent thousands of years navigating the cultivation world, Reis still possesses considerable insight. In Reis's view, Lin Xuan is indeed a ruthless person who acts without considering the consequences.

Even though they were protectors of the Feather Clan, Lin Xuan acted on their orders without hesitation.

Such ruthless individuals are the most unapproachable.

"Heh, now you want to beg for mercy?"

Lin Xuan looked at Reis, a cold smile playing on his lips.

"late!"

"boom!"

"what!"

With a flick of the Creation Pagoda Seal, Huo Ye was subdued after a wail, becoming Lin Xuan's prisoner.

“Clan Chief Lin, we brothers came to Dongzhou on orders. There’s no need for us to suffer heavy losses. We can sit down and talk. There must be a better solution.”

As expected of the leader of the four guardians, Reis is not only the strongest, but also speaks with great logic, much better than the fiery Huo Ye and the dull Shan Yuan.

However, this time Lin Xuan was completely enraged. The Feather Clan had sent people to target the Lin family time and time again, which indicated that the two families would become enemies!

"My Forest Clan has nothing to talk about with your Feather Clan. If you really want to talk, then talk to my sword!"

Lin Xuan remained firm in his stance, refusing to yield to Reis's attempt to back down.

Both Lei Si and Shan Yuan turned cold upon hearing this, not expecting Lin Xuan to be so unyielding.

"Does Chief Lin really intend to fight us to the death?"

Seeing that the soft approach wasn't working, Reiss went straight for the hard one.

"Hahaha~~"

Lin Xuan couldn't help but burst into laughter upon hearing Lei Si's words.

Bai Ma also sneered disdainfully. Although Lei Si and Shan Yuan were experts in the pseudo-immortal realm, there were several pseudo-immortal realm experts in the Lin family.

The fact that the Feathered Clan had already lost a pseudo-Immortal Realm expert made matters worse.

"How laughable! A lose-lose situation? Do you Feather Clan even have the ability to achieve that?!"

A sharp glint flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes, his tone filled with disdain and arrogance.

Reis's face darkened completely. He let out a long breath, glanced at Huo Ye who was already tied up like a dog, and a resolute look immediately appeared in his eyes.

"True Immortal Scroll! Open!"

Then Reis took out a scroll from his storage ring. The scroll flew into the sky, slowly unfurled, and emitted a white light.

A flash of white light appeared, and a phantom image emerged from the scroll, possessing unparalleled oppressive power.

The phantom was as still as a sculpture, but the power it exuded was too much to look at directly.

"This is...this is a true immortal!"

Qingfeng couldn't help but swallow hard as he looked at the phantom in the sky. The difference between the True Immortal Realm and the False Immortal Realm seemed to be only half a realm, but the difference was worlds apart and difficult to overcome.

"Lin Xuan, you forced me to do this!"

"Shan Yuan, come and lend me a hand!"

With a roar, Reiss immediately forced out a few drops of his essence blood and shot them toward the scroll.

Without any hesitation, Shan Yuan followed Reis's example and forced out a few drops of his essence blood to shoot towards the phantom on the scroll.

For those in the False Immortal Realm, essence blood is an extremely important source of life. Losing even a single drop of essence blood is a huge loss. If too much essence blood is lost, it will at least affect one's foundation, making it difficult to make any progress in the future, and at worst, it will cause one's realm to regress and one's lifespan to be greatly reduced.

However, Lei Si and Shan Yuan couldn't care less about that now. Huo Ye had already fallen, and Feng Liang was still missing. The two of them were also unlikely to escape at this point. Rather than falling into the hands of Lin Xuan and the others, they would rather lose some of their life essence and escape first.

After being nourished by the essence blood, the phantom on the scroll in the sky and sea seemed to come alive, its skin even carrying blood energy and clearly visible blue veins.

"What kind of method is this?!"

Qingfeng was stunned by what he saw; even this seasoned veteran had never witnessed such a scene before.

Baima let out a long breath.

"I really didn't expect that they could even get this person to come out."

"Lin Xuan, you're thinking too simply if you think you can keep the two of us here!"

Lei Si and Shan Yuan stood on opposite sides of the scroll, looking at Lin Xuan with smug smiles.

Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, not expecting these two guys to have such amazing methods.

"Come on, take this palm strike!"

"Tianyu Butcher Knife!"

Suddenly, a white battle blade appeared in the hand of the person in need. He raised the blade and slashed it heavily towards Lin Xuan and the others.

The difference between the True Immortal Realm and the False Immortal Realm is indeed enormous; the terrifying blade energy seems capable of cleaving this entire world in two.

Lin Xuan and Qingfeng tried to dodge but found themselves locked in place by the battle blade, with no way to escape.

"Help me!"

Lin Xuan gathered all his strength, unleashed the Asura Domain, and donned the Asura Armor.

Qingfeng, Lan Zhantian, Baima, and the others immediately came to Lin Xuan's side and began to do their best to block the battle blade that fell from the sky.

As the sword fell, its terrifying power caused an extremely dull and sharp force to ripple across a radius of a hundred miles.

"Boom!"

As heavy as if the sky were collapsing, the battle blade directly suppressed Lin Xuan and the others.

"Is this the difference between a true immortal and a pseudo-immortal?!"

Qingfeng gritted his teeth, desperately resisting the power emanating from the battle blade.

Lin Xuan was at the very top, and could most directly feel the difference between a fake immortal and a true immortal. This difference was almost too much for Lin Xuan to bear.

No wonder the difference between immortals and mortals is like the difference between heaven and earth.

Even with Lin Xuan's exaggerated ability to leapfrog levels, it is practically impossible for him to advance from the Martial Emperor realm to the True Immortal realm.

"boom!"

The battle blade finally fell, and Lin Xuan and the others immediately retreated. The terrifying battle blade struck the Super Four Symbols Formation, causing it to rumble and the four divine beasts to appear somewhat illusory.

Just when Lin Xuan thought that the illusory figure of the true immortal would unleash a second move, Lei Si and Shan Yuan unexpectedly put away the scroll and ran away.

"This……"

Lan Zhantian and Qingfeng were both dumbfounded.

Baima calmly replied:

“That’s normal. To activate that True Immortal phantom, you need the power of essence blood. A few drops of essence blood from each person can only make that True Immortal phantom make one slash. If they want to continue fighting, they have to add more essence blood. So Reis and Shan Yuan naturally can’t do that, so escaping is the most cost-effective option.”

"That True Immortal is so terrifying, and this is just a phantom of a True Immortal. How powerful must a real True Immortal be?"

After a long silence, Qingfeng, who was standing to the side, suddenly spoke up with a sigh. He had thought it was only a half-grade difference, but now it seemed that the gap was like a mayfly gazing at the blue sky—completely incomparable!
"Hehe, it's not as big a difference as you imagine."

Baima said with a smile.

Lin Xuan and the others all looked at Bai Ma.

As one of the ancestors of the Hehuan Sect, and having lived for thousands of years, Baima was knowledgeable and experienced, and naturally knew far more than Lin Xuan and the others.

"If I remember correctly, that illusory figure just now should be the ancestor of the Feather Clan who passed away hundreds of years ago."

"The ancestor of the Feathered Clan?!"

Lin Xuan and the others were stunned to hear this, never expecting such a thing to happen.

"Oh, I see. The decline of the Feather Clan is most likely related to the fall of their ancestor."

Lan Zhantian immediately answered.

Lin Xuan nodded slightly; this was the only explanation.

“Alright, Mr. Baima, please have a chat inside the palace.”

Lin Xuanzeng looked at the old man in front of him with respect.

Regardless of Baima's motives for helping the Lin family, Lin Xuan was extremely grateful for Baima's assistance.

Lin Xuan always showed great respect to the Lin family's friends and treated them with the utmost deference.

Just as Qingfeng was like that back then, so is Baima today.

"Hehe, since Clan Chief Lin has personally extended the invitation, this old man will naturally not refuse."

"Mr. Baima, please." Lin Xuan said with a faint smile.

Lin Yetian immediately flew into the air and looked at the crowd in the arena.

"Everyone, let's conclude this Eastern Continent Assembly here. The results of our Eastern Continent Assembly are in. Just follow the results and do not disobey the Lin Clan's wishes, or you will be killed without mercy!"

All the forces present respectfully echoed Lin Yetian's words.

At first, everyone present thought that the Lin family was the second Holy Clan, but now the power that the Lin family has shown is somewhat terrifying.

Despite the combined efforts of three pseudo-immortal realm experts and over a dozen throne realm powerhouses, the Lin family managed to wipe out one pseudo-immortal realm expert and all the throne realm experts. The remaining two pseudo-immortal realm experts also fled in disarray.

This is enough to show that the Lin Clan's resources have far surpassed those of the original Holy Clan.

Faced with such a behemoth, who among those present would dare to provoke it? They all wisely accepted the outcome.

"This Lin clan is truly a unique family."

The leader of the Divine Cult watched Lin Xuan and the others disappear, sighed, and then led the cult members away from the spot.

The Divine Cult suffered no losses and even gained a celestial domain completely, which was actually a gain for them. Naturally, the Divine Cult had no reason to refute the Lin Clan.

The other forces also dispersed, and those who gained new territories naturally had to go back to settle down and take over their new territories.

Lin Xuan led Bai Ma and the others from the Hehuan Sect into the Xuan Palace.

Baima couldn't help but marvel at the magnificent and luxurious Xuan Palace.

"I didn't expect that your Eastern Continent has such good resources."

Baima praised with a smile.

Lin Xuan just smiled faintly in response.

"This palace was originally called the Holy Temple, and it belonged to the Holy Clan, the former overlord of the Eastern Continent. Now I am just enjoying the fruits of their labor."

Lin Xuan's words made Bai Ma chuckle.

"I only arrived in the Eastern Continent a few days ago. Not long after I arrived, I heard the news of the destruction of the Holy Race and the arrival of a new emperor in the Eastern Continent."

"Clan Chief Lin is not only exceptionally strong, but also appears to be a very qualified leader. I believe that the Lin clan will grow stronger and stronger under Clan Chief Lin's leadership."

Bai Ma couldn't help but flatter Lin Xuan.

Hearing this, Mu Qianqian and Mu Lingji behind him couldn't help but roll their eyes.

Mu Qianqian and Mu Lingji were also amazed today, realizing that their ancestor could actually have such a worldly and sophisticated side.

"Hahaha~" Lin Xuan laughed a few times, "Mr. Baima, you're exaggerating a bit too much about me."

"Ah, those words are absolutely true, and that's exactly what I think."

"Hahaha~"

Lin Xuan and Bai Ma looked at each other and burst into laughter.

"Come, come, Mr. Pema, please take a seat."

"Someone come here and serve tea."

Lin Xuan quickly invited Bai Ma to take a seat.

Lin Xuan sat in the main seat, while Qingfeng and Baima sat in the first chairs on the left and right respectively, and the others were arranged in order.

"Mr. Baima, what did you mean when you mentioned the deceased ancestor of the Feather Clan?"

Lin Xuan voiced the question that had been bothering him.

Pema stroked his white beard, took the tea offered by the maid, and sipped it, his expression one of blissful contentment.

"Hmm, this tea from the Lin tribe is refreshing and soothing, calming and nourishing. It's a fine tea."

"This tea doesn't have any special effects, but it's really good at nourishing the mind and soul. If Mr. Baima likes it, I'll give you a few packets."

"Then this old man will have to accept the offer without hesitation!"

Bai Ma immediately stood up, smiled, and cupped her hands in greeting.

"Hey!" Lin Xuan smiled and reached out to stop Bai Ma's action. "Mr. Bai Ma, you are mistaken. This time, Mr. Bai Ma generously helped us. Our Lin clan will definitely remember this kindness. It's just a little tea. Mr. Bai Ma, you are being too polite."

Lin Xuan's words made Bai Ma laugh heartily, glancing at Mu Lingji several times. His little disciple really did have some discernment.

"Chief Lin, let's continue talking about the Feathered Clan."

Baima took the initiative to steer the conversation back on track.

Lin Xuan immediately sat up straight. It wasn't that Lin Xuan was curious about the Feather Clan, but rather that he wanted to inquire about Yu Xi.

"Clan Chief Lin is a native of Dongzhou. You may not know this, but the Feather Clan was very powerful more than three hundred years ago. It was no less powerful than the other ancient clans. However, after the news of the death of the ancestor of the Mute Clan spread, the Feather Clan became a coveted prize in the eyes of many powerful forces."

"The Feather Clan's ancestor, this ancestor actually possessed such great power. When he was alive, no one dared to touch the Feather Clan, but now that he's dead, so many people have jumped out to defend him?"

Qingfeng immediately raised a question.

Baima nodded gently.

"Hehe, that Feather Clan ancestor, known as the Spirit Immortal, had extraordinary combat power. Even among True Immortals, few could rival him. It's just a pity that his physical ailment was too severe, and coupled with his eagerness to break through and survive, he met a tragic end."

"The Feather Clan used some method to refine the Spirit Immortal's body into a phantom puppet, whose combat power was close to that of a True Immortal, which stabilized the Feather Clan's situation."

"No wonder, I was wondering why the oppressive feeling of this immortal phantom was so strong."

Qingfeng suddenly realized that even though this immortal spirit was dead, he could still possess the combat power of a true immortal.

(End of this chapter)