Martial Arts, the Fairy's Cultivation

"Grandpa, why didn't you tell me sooner that the family had something like this? What if I had been able to see through its secrets?"

Lin Dong's eyes suddenly became serious. The secret in that jade slip might be restored by relying on the power of the stone talisman, just like when he upgraded his cultivation technique before.

"That was an oversight on my part, Grandpa." Lin Zhentian sighed inwardly, then changed the subject and said in a sentimental tone, "Actually, it doesn't matter. With Dong'er's talent, martial arts techniques can definitely be put to good use. However, as for some ancient characters, Dong'er, you... sigh, let's not talk about it."

As he spoke, Lin Zhentian patted Lin Dong's shoulder meaningfully, sighed, and said nothing more. His grandfather's attitude caused Lin Dong's lips to twitch slightly.

Does Grandpa mean that he didn't read much and couldn't understand classical Chinese?

You've misunderstood! I, Lin Dong, am no fool! If you don't believe me, ask Miss Mu; she knows me best.

"Thank you, Patriarch Lin. I will accept this gift."

Mu Zi ignored Lin Dong's signal and walked straight past him. She picked up the ancient jade slip with her jade-like hand, then bid farewell to Lin Zhentian and gracefully left under Lin Dong's hesitant gaze.

"Dong'er".

Just as Lin Dong was about to follow, Lin Zhentian called out to him. The old man took out a Qiankun bag that he kept close to his body from his clothes and handed it to Lin Dong.

"Here are all the secret manuals of martial arts and cultivation techniques collected by my Lin family, as well as spiritual herbs and some Yang Yuan Stones obtained from the trade with Yan City during this period. Dong'er, take these. When you are out and about, try to handle ordinary matters yourself and don't trouble the young lady with everything."

Lin Dong looked into the Qiankun Bag and saw that the crimson Yang Yuan Stones were piled up into a small mountain, numbering in the tens of thousands. Even though the Lin family had improved the efficiency of mining Yang Yuan Stone veins in recent times, this was probably all the Yang Yuan Stones that the Lin family could currently produce.

"it is good."

Looking at the kind face of the white-haired old man, Lin Dong felt a warmth rise in his heart. He did not refuse and carefully put away the Qiankun bag. At the same time, he decided in his heart that he should improve his strength as soon as possible so that he would have more confidence in the future, whether he wanted to give back to his family or help Miss Mu.

As Lin Zhentian gazed at the increasingly tall young man before him, his expression suddenly turned serious, and a deeper meaning appeared in his eyes.

"Dong'er, Grandpa knows that you have always regarded Lin Langtian as your target, and you want to defeat him at the next Lin clan meeting to get justice for your father."

Lin Dong was taken aback. He had kept this matter to himself and had not told anyone except Miss Mu. He never expected that his grandfather knew everything.

"Grandpa, rest assured, at the clan gathering three years from now, I will stand out and bring the Lin family back into the inner clan, fulfilling your lifelong wish!"

Lin Dong's solemn tone made Lin Zhentian shake his head slightly, feeling both gratified and relieved.

That's not what I wanted to tell you.

"Returning to the inner clan has been my lifelong wish. I have devoted most of my life to pursuing that slim chance. However, since that incident that happened back then, when Xiao'er was injured in the arena, I have thought a lot over the years. Now that I am old, I have come to understand some things."

Lin Zhentian's eyes were clear, and his tone was calm.

"When will this fighting and strife ever end? What Grandpa wants to see now is that everyone in the family can live for themselves."

"Now that the Lin family has established a firm foothold in Yan City and is thriving, it would be good if they could return to the inner clan, but if not, we should not force it."

"Back then, I saw that Lin Langtian was a vengeful and intolerant person. If we, members of the branch family, were to come into his sights at the clan gathering, we might attract his attention. At the clan gathering three years from now, if Dong'er isn't confident in dealing with Lin Langtian, there's no need to risk everything for an old man's wish. Do you understand?"

Having said these words, Lin Zhentian seemed to have a heavy burden lifted, and he felt much more relieved. As the head of the family, he had never said these words to his clansmen before, but now, seeing his children and grandchildren's lives improving, this old man, who had devoted half his life to the Lin family, finally spoke the thoughts that had been weighing on his heart.

"Don't worry, Grandpa, I will do what I can."

Lin Dong's calm tone reassured Lin Zhentian, but then a confident and heroic aura emanated from him.

"However, there's no need to boost others' morale while diminishing our own. As the saying goes, 'A scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days' absence.' I am not the same person I was back then."

In three years, as long as Lin Langtian has not yet reached the Nirvana Realm, Lin Dong is confident that he can surpass him.

Lin Dong released his aura and then immediately withdrew it, causing the white-haired old man beside him to be shocked.

"The Great Perfection of the Yuan Dan Realm, Dong'er, you..."

Lin Zhentian was stunned. In just one month, he had advanced from the Lesser Yuan Dan Realm to the Great Perfection Realm—such an astonishing speed of cultivation was simply unimaginable. Even back in the inner clan, he had never heard of such a genius!

What methods did that girl use to make Lin Dong so brave and skilled? And why was she able to go to such lengths for a man she had never met before?

"The Lin family owes you a great debt of gratitude..."

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Back at her residence, Mu Zi unfolded the jade slip and examined it leisurely.

The ancient script of the Tianxuan Continent is not merely a set of linguistic symbols; the script itself is a carrier of power.

If one can truly comprehend ancient texts that represent "flame," one can draw upon the fire-attribute energy of heaven and earth, releasing the power contained within the characters.

This characteristic of classical Chinese also leads to its complexity. For example, the characters in the Xuan Continent today are more obscure and difficult to understand, and the meanings they express are also more complex.

For example, "青天" is an ancient character, and similar characters include "大荒" and "涅槃".

The ancient script that the people of the Great Yan Dynasty could not understand was no secret to Mu Zi, who was an ancient holy spirit. Holy spirits are born innate, and the true words they master involve the Great Dao. In terms of obscurity, they far surpass the texts that some powerful people comprehend from the world.

What appears mysterious and unpredictable to others is, in Mu Zi's eyes, like a storybook that records some secrets from the ancient times of the Tianxuan Continent.

According to the records in this jade slip, in ancient times, a great calamity broke out, and wherever darkness passed, life was devastated, and countless powerful people perished in that catastrophe.

Fortunately, a peerless powerhouse named "Ancestor of Symbols" appeared in the world. Under his leadership, all forces of the Tianxuan Continent united as one and fought one after another, finally managing to resist the terrifying source of the calamity.

In addition, the jade slip also mentioned another ancient figure from the Tianxuan Continent. It is said that he was an unparalleled powerhouse whose strength was no less than that of the Talisman Ancestor, and one of only two supreme beings in the ancient times of the Tianxuan Continent who were suspected of being above the Reincarnation Realm!

Intriguingly, the ancient powerful figure mentioned in the records seems to have been a woman of unparalleled beauty and talent.