ALL NOVEL Chapter 13: A Step Closer to the Truth
[During the coming-of-age ceremony, thanks to your previous victory over the younger generation of the Lin family, you didn’t need to take action and were directly awarded first place. However, an unexpected event occurred.]
[On the viewing platform, Wang Jinglun, the young master of the Wang family, challenged you. You accepted the challenge and defeated Wang Jinglun (Postnatal Realm Fifth Stage) with absolute strength. This victory not only solidified your title as the strongest genius below the 3 major force young master of Qingfeng City but also completely dispelled the rumors Wang Jinglun had spread about you. However, this also earned you his enmity.]
[Lin Family Year 214, August 11: The Wang family hosted a mysterious visitor. The next day, Wang Jinglun and an elder followed this visitor out of Qingfeng City. Their destination was unknown.]
[Lin Family Year 214, September 14: The first batch of mid-grade spiritual herbs matured, yielding a profit of 769 lower-grade spirit stones after deducting costs.]
[Lin Family Year 218, November 2: Your cultivation advanced to the Sixth Stage of the Prenatal Realm.]
[The following year, thanks to the ample supply of mid-grade spiritual herbs, your Great-Grandfather advanced to the peak of the early Master Realm, just one step away from the middle Master Realm.]
[Lin Family Year 220, February 3: Rumors began circulating that the Lin family possessed mid-grade spiritual fields. Qingfeng City was soon in turmoil. Three days later, the Wang, Zhao, and Huang families, leading two other families (Li and Yuan), attempted to force the Lin family to hand over their mid-grade fields.]
[The Lin family refused, resulting in a violent conflict. Over 100 Prenatal Realm warriors from the five families attacked. At the critical moment, your second Great-Grandfather intervened, revealing his strength at the peak of the early Master Realm. However, unexpectedly, the Wang family also had a Master at the same realm, who, along with other Prenatal Realm warriors, easily suppressed your second Great-Grandfather. Left with no choice, your Great-Grandfather revealed his strength, reaching the middle of the Master Realm, and turned the tide of battle.]
[The alliance of five families was shocked and fled in panic. However, against the overwhelming strength of a middle of the Master Realm, there was no escape. At the crucial moment, the Wang family leveraged their connection to the Wutong County Wang Family. It was then that you learned Qingfeng City’s Wang family was a branch of the Wutong County Wang Family.]
[Fearing the Wang Family’s background, your Great-Grandfather abandoned the idea of wiping out the Wang family but spared no mercy on the other four families. That night, Qingfeng City was drenched in blood.]
“Hiss.”
The developments had undergone a fundamental shift.
“The changes brought by the Breaking Sect Pill are truly immense.”
Seeing this, Lin Zichen couldn’t help but sigh deeply while growing even more curious about the future events.
The Wutong County Wang Family was renowned even to him.
As an established second-rate power, its foundation was incredibly deep. It boasted six Master Realm experts, one of whom was a late stage Master, a stage higher than the simulated version of Lin Family’s Great-Grandfather.
Given the Wang Family’s strength, it was unlikely they would spread news about the Lin family’s mid-grade spiritual fields or involve other families in an attempt to divide the Lin family’s assets.
With their power, the Wutong County Wang Family could have monopolized the Lin family’s opportunity themselves.
“Let’s see what schemes are hidden behind all this.”
Muttering to himself, a cold glint flashed in Lin Zichen’s eyes.
Whoever dared target the Lin family was his enemy. Moreover, he had a feeling that the Wang family’s actions were somehow linked to the youth who, in the first simulation, had slain him in pursuit of “Yan’er.”
Continuing to focus on the simulator interface, Lin Zichen read on.
[Lin Family Year 220, February 4: Aside from the Wang family, the Zhao, Huang, Li, and Yuan families who attacked the Lin family were annihilated the previous day. The news spread quickly throughout Qingfeng City and even to other cities. Rumors of the Wang family being a branch of the Wutong County Wang Family also circulated, alongside news of the Lin family having two Master Realm experts, shocking the region.]
[Lin Family Year 220, February 6: The Wutong County Wang Family arrived, led by their ancestor Wang Chongyang, a late-stage Master Realm expert. Accompanied by two middle of the Master Realm experts and the Qingfeng City Wang family’s early-stage Master Realm expert, they attacked the Lin family without negotiation. Faced with such an overwhelming force, your Great-Grandfather and second Great-Grandfather were swiftly suppressed, and you, despite your outstanding performance in battle, were killed by a Master from the Wang Family.]
[With your death, the simulation ended.]
“The Wutong County Wang Family directly took action?”
Lin Zichen frowned as the simulation results left him with a storm of thoughts.
“Could it be that they were targeting the Lin family from the very beginning?”
Lin Zichen’s gaze slightly hardened as he stared at the simulated text on the glowing screen. He could smell the conspiracy hidden within the events. He felt as though he was one step closer to uncovering the truth.
“Based on the progression of events from the first simulation to now, the repeated targeting of the Lin family by the Wang family likely has a significant connection to that mysterious man. It may even be that he’s the one orchestrating the Wang family’s actions against the Lin family.”
“But if he has the ability to manipulate a long-established second-rate power like the Wang family, wouldn’t it be easy for him to deal with the Lin family directly? Why go through such elaborate schemes?”
“Or… is it possible the Lin family has hidden depths I’m unaware of?”
As a well-read transmigrator, Lin Zichen was no stranger to unraveling complicated plots. From various connections, he inferred a reason that seemed absurd at first glance but was nonetheless highly plausible.
However, one thing puzzled him:
What could the mysterious man’s motive be for going to such lengths?
[Ding! Congratulations, Host! Simulation successful. The following rewards have been generated, and you may choose one.]
1. The Wang family young master’s hatred.
2. 169 lower-grade spirit stones.
3. One mid-grade spiritual herb.
As Lin Zichen was lost in thought, a cold, mechanical voice echoed in his mind. It was the reward screen for the simulation.
Staring at the three options before him, Lin Zichen’s mouth twitched slightly.
The other two rewards seemed reasonable enough, but the first one… was downright absurd.
“The hatred of the Wang family young master? Is this even a reward??”
Suppressing his urge to complain aloud, Lin Zichen immediately ruled out the first option and turned his attention to the second and third.
“169 spirit stones or a mid-grade spiritual herb. If we’re talking about value, the herb is obviously worth more. But I’m only at the Postnatal Realm—there’s no way I can fully utilize a mid-grade spiritual herb. As for exchanging it for spirit stones… no, that would be too much trouble.”
“I’ll go with option two.”
Without hesitation, Lin Zichen made his choice.
Moments later, 169 lower-grade spirit stones materialized in his system’s storage space.
“Let’s continue the simulation.”
His eyes filled with determination as he prepared for the next round of insights.