Chapter 11: Sharing Honor and Shame, Rise and Fall Together

Xianxia: Establishing an Immortal Clan Through Simulation 

Chapter 11: Sharing Honor and Shame, Rise and Fall Together

Although they kept saying that they were dissatisfied with Lin Zichen becoming the Young Master, none of them were fools.

After all, these young men had all become somewhat renowned throughout Gentle Breeze City by reaching the ninth layer of the Body Refining Realm before the age of eighteen. Their intelligence and social awareness were naturally not lacking.

Moreover, they had seen the attitudes of their elders.

Deep down, they understood that there was simply no way for them to change the fact that Lin Zichen would become the Young Master of the Lin Clan.

It was merely the impulsiveness of youth that made them want to prove themselves, which was why this morning’s commotion had occurred.

“Hmph. I want to see exactly what Lin Zichen is capable of.”

Lin Zitao and the others folded their arms across their chests and watched coldly as things unfolded.

It was not just these youngsters.

Around the Martial Arts Arena, quite a few members of the Lin Clan’s “Zi” and “Shou” generations who were over eighteen but under thirty also turned their attention toward the platform.

They were equally curious about why the senior members of the Lin Clan had made such a decision.

………

After Lin Ziqing stepped onto the platform, he saw Lin Zichen lazily chewing on a blade of wild grass that he had picked from somewhere, looking at him absentmindedly.

Anger immediately surged within him, and he launched the first attack.

“Wave-Stacking Palm!”

On the Heavenly Martial Continent, martial skills and cultivation techniques, like medicinal pills, were divided into four grades: low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, and top-grade. Each grade was further divided into lower, middle, and upper tiers.

Low-grade martial skills were also known as Acquired-level martial skills. Most martial skills cultivated by Body Refining Realm and Acquired Realm martial artists belonged to this level.

The Wave-Stacking Palm used by Lin Ziqing was a low-grade, lower-tier martial skill. It was relatively suitable for Body Refining Realm martial artists and could generally be cultivated until the third level of the Acquired Realm.

Coincidentally, Lin Zichen had also studied this martial skill.

Although he had not cultivated it to Perfection, he had reached the Major Mastery stage. Combined with his eighth-level Acquired Realm cultivation, Lin Ziqing’s palm strike was riddled with flaws in his eyes.

The Wave-Stacking Palm builds power by layering one palm strike upon another, with a maximum of nine layers.

Three layers represented Initial Mastery, five layers represented Minor Mastery, seven layers represented Major Mastery, and nine layers represented Perfection.

“The Wave-Stacking Palm isn’t supposed to be used like that. Watch carefully.”

As he spoke, Lin Zichen deliberately revealed the same cultivation level as Lin Ziqing and likewise used the Wave-Stacking Palm.

However, with the support of his eighth-level Acquired Realm cultivation, the Wave-Stacking Palm—which he had only cultivated to Major Mastery—erupted with power comparable to the Perfection stage.

Not only did he effortlessly neutralize Lin Ziqing’s attack, he was also able to point out the flaws in Lin Ziqing’s technique during the actual exchange.

This caused everyone watching to be inwardly shaken.

As expected, how could someone whom all the senior members had unanimously agreed to appoint as Young Master be merely a person who had earned his reputation without merit?

“He’s handling it so effortlessly. He definitely still has hidden strength.”

“What do you think Young Master Zichen’s cultivation has reached? The ninth layer of the Body Refining Realm, or has he already reached the Acquired Realm?”

“The Acquired Realm? That seems unlikely. He’s only sixteen!”

“Regardless of whether Young Master Zichen has reached the Acquired Realm, there’s no doubt about the level of his martial skills. He has clearly reached the Perfection stage. To cultivate a low-grade, lower-tier Acquired-level martial skill to Perfection at only sixteen years old… Such talent is probably among the very best in the more than two-hundred-year history of our Lin Clan.”

“Indeed.”

“…”

The surrounding Lin Clan members began discussing among themselves as they watched the scene unfold.

Many of them had already acknowledged Lin Zichen’s position as Young Master. Some had even begun addressing him differently.

After all, what Lin Zichen had demonstrated alone was enough to make most of those present look up to him.

And they were not the only ones.

Even Lin Zitao, known as the little genius of Gentle Breeze City, could not help but show a trace of solemnity in his eyes at this moment.

A perfected Acquired-grade lower-tier martial technique, combined with a cultivation level that had most likely reached the ninth layer of the Body Refining Realm—such a combination was enough to make him the number-one figure below the Three Young Masters of Gentle Breeze City, provided that his combat awareness was not too poor.

“No wonder the higher-ups of the family directly appointed Lin Zichen as the Young Master. With such talent, looking at the younger generation of our Lin Clan, there really is no one more outstanding than him.”

With this thought, most of the resentment in Lin Zitao's heart instantly dissipated.

However, he still had no intention of giving up his challenge to Lin Zichen.

He was only a month away from turning eighteen.

Compared with the newly sixteen-year-old Lin Zichen, he was a full two years older.

And for a genius, an extra year of cultivation could create a considerable gap. Two years would form an almost insurmountable chasm.

“Right now, this is probably when the difference in our cultivation levels is at its smallest.”

“I want to see just how big the gap between an eighteen-year-old me and a sixteen-year-old you really is.”

A strong fighting spirit appeared in Lin Zitao's eyes.

At that moment, Lin Ziqing happened to be forced off the arena by a single palm strike from Lin Zichen, losing the match.

When their gazes met, Lin Zichen sensed the intense fighting spirit in Lin Zitao's eyes and could not help but be slightly stunned. But immediately afterward, he gave an amused laugh.

He had just deliberately used the same cultivation level as Lin Ziqing, so everyone had probably misunderstood the situation.

However, as someone whose cultivation had already reached the eighth level of the Acquired Realm, Lin Zichen simply could not muster even the slightest bit of fighting spirit against Body Refining Realm opponents. If he had not needed to secure his position as the Young Master of the Lin Clan, he would not even have bothered coming here.

Thinking of this, Lin Zichen suddenly felt that the whole thing was rather boring.

Without wasting any more time, he looked toward the several young geniuses standing at the front beneath the arena and called out their names one by one.

“Lin Zitao, Lin Ziquan, Lin Ziman... Forget it. All the top ten geniuses of the younger generation, come up together. I'm in a hurry!”

Before everyone could react, the aura emanating from Lin Zichen's body began to surge wildly.

The peak of the ninth layer of the Body Refining Realm... the first level of the Acquired Realm... the peak of the first level of the Acquired Realm...

Under the dumbfounded gazes of countless clansmen, the cultivation level Lin Zichen displayed finally stopped at the second level of the Acquired Realm.

“Wh-what? The second level of the Acquired Realm? The Young Master has actually reached the second level of the Acquired Realm?!”

“Damn, and here I was thinking that the Young Master hadn't even broken through to the Acquired Realm.”

“So it turns out I was the clown all along!”

“Wait— sixteen years old and already at the second level of the Acquired Realm. Doesn't that mean that as long as the Young Master doesn't die prematurely, he'll at least become a Master-level expert in the future?”

“Hiss...”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present immediately sucked in a cold breath.

Then, traces of excitement appeared in their eyes.

A Master—that was a Master!

Throughout the entirety of Gentle Breeze City, there were only a handful of Master-level experts in total. Every one of them possessed an extraordinary status. If their Lin Clan could also have a Master protecting it, then...

At the thought of this, a look of anticipation appeared in everyone's eyes.

What was a family?

It meant sharing one another's fortunes and misfortunes, standing together through honor and disgrace.

Their relationships were closely intertwined. Their blessings and disasters, their interests, were all connected.

Normally, they might argue and fight among themselves, each having their own ideas. But when faced with an external enemy, they could unite as one and stand against the outside world.

Everything they did was for a better tomorrow for the family.

Therefore, rather than feeling jealous of Lin Zichen's displayed talent, they sincerely felt happy for him and cheered for him.

After all, once the family had a Master Realm expert protecting it, every Lin Clan member and even every servant present would benefit from it, either directly or indirectly.

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Note:

Cultivation Realm:

1, Body Refining Realm

2, Acquired Realm (Lin Zichen is here, at the eight level, in chapter 1 he’s in the third level)

3, Innate Realm

4, Master Realm

5, Master Realm

6, Deva Realm

7, Origin Return Realm

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