I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

"Alright!" Seeing that his three Daoist companions had understood his intentions, Lin Che said no more and waved his hand.

As the light flashed, four figures exuding powerful auras appeared in mid-air.

It was the old patriarch of the Cangming Jiao clan, who had reached the perfect stage of Foundation Establishment and possessed a profound aura;

The old patriarch of the alligator snapping turtle clan, with a shell as thick as a mountain and a calm gaze;

And the Hellfire Tiger, its dark golden eyes burning with flames, brimming with fighting spirit.

The last beast to appear, the Yaren Dragon, simply stood quietly to one side, yet an aura of power emanated from it.

Lin Che's gaze swept over the four spirit beasts, and he said in a deep voice:

"Everyone, the situation is critical. External enemies may attack at any time. We need you to temporarily follow the orders of Qingxue, Lingsu, and Wanwan to defend the clan's territory!"

The old patriarch of the Cangming Jiao clan slapped the ground with his thick tail: "Don't worry, boss! With me here, I'll make sure those who dare to invade never return!"

The Hellfire Tiger roared, its eyes flashing with ferocity, clearly eager to tear its enemy apart.

The old patriarch of the Alligator Turtle clan nodded slowly, his voice like the grinding of rocks: "I dare not speak of anything else, but when it comes to perseverance, my turtle shell has never been afraid of anyone."

Finally, Lin Che looked specifically at the Yaren Dragon Beast:

"Yazi, your existence is currently the Lin family's biggest trump card."

"Unless absolutely necessary, and unless the situation truly threatens the very survival of the family, never reveal your full strength, and never actively display the aura of a Golden Core cultivator."

"Your main task is to hold them off and buy me time to break through!"

The Yaren Dragon Beast nodded slightly, indicating that it understood.

Its figure faded slightly, and its aura became even more completely concealed.

Lin Che's caution, even in keeping the Golden Core level Yaren Dragon Beast hidden, stemmed not only from a desire to preserve his trump card, but also from a deeper concern.

Did the Chen family's swift action have the tacit approval or even support of the City Lord's Mansion of Chuyang City, or rather, City Lord Yan Shuming?

He hadn't forgotten that Chen Dai, the patriarch of the Chen family, was once a disciple of Yan Shuming, the city lord of Chuyang City!

Breaking through to the Golden Core stage requires a third-tier spiritual vein or higher.

However, as far as Lin Che knew, the Chen family's current ancestral land did not possess a third-order spiritual vein.

The only known and stable third-tier spiritual vein in the entire Chuyang City territory is located in the core area controlled by the Chuyang City Lord's Mansion.

Chen Dai's ability to break through to the Golden Core stage without anyone noticing is definitely related to the City Lord's Mansion.

If the Silent Forest plot is indeed behind the City Lord's Mansion.

It was Yan Shuming who, through the help of his disciples' families, consolidated and strengthened his actual control over the territory of Chuyang City...

Therefore, the Lin family will likely face more than just a newly emerging Golden Core family.

Therefore, what the Lin family needs to do now is to do everything they can to buy time.

However, one cannot reveal the Golden Core trump card, thereby attracting the enemy's full attention.

……

As Lin Che issued his instructions, the entire Lin family began to operate like a sophisticated machine, running at high speed and in an orderly manner.

Upon receiving the notification, Liu Yunzhou immediately sped towards the Wang family's territory, which was not far away.

At the same time, following instructions, they contacted the Wang family members working at Baiweizhai in Chuyang City in advance, instructing them to withdraw quickly and discreetly under various pretexts.

The head housekeeper, Wang Lingsu, demonstrated her exceptional organizational skills.

She quickly located each guest minister and vassal cultivator by using her identity jade token and contacting the stewards in various places.

An emergency mobilization order was issued, and preparations for isolation areas and control measures were initiated to ensure that no mishaps occurred internally.

Holding the array core control jade tablet, Liu Qingxue moved like the wind between the array nodes throughout the clan's territory.

She was focused and meticulously examined every array pattern and every spirit stone that served as the energy source.

With continuous fine-tuning and reinforcement, the layers of protective arrays covering Shattered Star Lake were adjusted to their optimal state, and a faint array glow began to appear and disappear above the clan's land.

Su Wanwan then gathered all the children at the main residence on the lake island, which was the most heavily guarded.

With a serious expression, she explained the current crisis facing the family to the children.

He also conveyed his father's death order: "You must not participate in the war and you must protect yourself."

Although Lin Xuanfeng and the others were unwilling and eager to contribute to the family, they understood that their father had already spoken and they could not refuse.

They had no choice but to back down!

At this moment, Lin Che was already on the island in the heart of the Qingxuan Secret Realm, where the spiritual energy was most abundant.

Surrounded by swirling clouds and fragrant plants, the tea trees hidden in the mist quietly emit a calming glow.

He slowly opened his palm.

A fruit shaped like a miniature wolf's eye, shimmering with pure silver-white light, with natural cloud-like patterns on its surface that seemed to move slowly, and emitting a cool, refreshing fragrance, lay there quietly.

Even though he temporarily sealed the pure Yin energy of the Moon Essence Crystal Fruit with a secret technique, it still continuously emitted traces of moonlight and spiritual energy.

Without further hesitation, he sat cross-legged on the flat jade floor that had already been cleared.

The moment the thought crossed his mind, the Azure Profound Realm Spirit, which had been silently guarding him, immediately responded.

A faint light appeared on the ground of the island in the middle of the lake, and several hidden spiritual vein nodes were instantly activated and connected, centered on Lin Che!

The Azure Profound Realm Spirit mobilized the power of the secret realm's origin and directly activated several stable "Fourth-Order Spirit Eyes" here!

"boom--!"

It's as if the earth's veins are awakening and the dragon veins are raising their heads!

The vast amount of spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which was dozens of times purer and more concentrated than that of the outside world, seemed to have found an outlet and gushed out wildly from these spiritual eyes!

The dense spiritual energy liquefied almost instantly, transforming into a visible, shimmering, seven-colored mist.

Instead of dissipating, the spiritual mist was guided by an invisible force to form a huge, slowly rotating vortex of spiritual energy, which enveloped and submerged Lin Che layer by layer.

But that's not enough!

Lin Che stared at the second-tier top-grade Moon Essence Crystal Fruit in his palm.

Although the fruit's medicinal power is strong, his foundation, which has become abnormally solid due to the "Five Saints Blood Pact Spirit Forging Secret Chapter" and long-term refinement, is like a majestic pass forged from refined gold.

Ordinary "keys" would probably be unable to budge it in the slightest.

He needs a stronger, more ferocious, and purer power to serve as that "hammer" capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks!

"System, upgrade it!"

Mind silently.

The next moment, something unexpected happened!

Golden light appeared out of nowhere from the void in front of Lin Che.

It precisely enveloped the silvery-white Moon Essence Crystal Fruit.

Golden light shimmered, like a living liquid, seeping into every tiny vein of the fruit.

The natural cloud-like patterns on the fruit's surface seemed to be activated, beginning to wander and recombine at an unprecedented speed and complexity, emitting a subtle buzzing sound.

The fruit's silvery-white radiance, bathed in golden light, became even more restrained and profound, radiating a powerful spiritual pressure!

In just a few breaths, the golden light quietly dissipated.

The original second-tier top-grade Moon Essence Crystal Fruit has disappeared.

Instead, there is a brand new fruit that is slightly larger and has a halo-like appearance all over it!

It is indeed a top-grade, third-tier Moon Essence Crystal Fruit!

Looking at this transformed spiritual fruit, Lin Che's eyes shone with an unprecedented light.

Without further hesitation, he opened his mouth and took a breath.

The top-grade third-tier Moon Essence Crystal Fruit transformed into a condensed stream of silver-white light and instantly entered his mouth!

"Core Formation—it happens today!"