Chapter 5: The Master-Reaching Pill

Xianxia: Establishing an Immortal Clan Through Simulation 

Chapter 5: The Master-Reaching Pill

【Lin Clan Chronology, Year 215, March 19: Your cultivation advanced to the third level of the Innate Realm.】

【Lin Clan Chronology, Year 216, September 1: Your cultivation advanced to the fourth level of the Innate Realm. Two months later, you received your second dividend, a total of 911 low-grade spirit stones.】

【Lin Clan Chronology, Year 218, November 2: Your cultivation advanced to the fifth level of the Innate Realm.】

【The following year, your Fifth Great-Granduncle returned to the Lin Clan, carrying three batches of the mid-grade spiritual herbs he had painstakingly accumulated for refining the Master-Reaching Pill. His aura was weak and exhausted, but he had successfully returned with two Master-Reaching Pills. Three months later, the Lin Clan gave birth to two Master Realm powerhouses.】

【Lin Clan Chronology, Year 220, February 3: News suddenly began circulating outside that the Lin Clan possessed a Mid-Grade Spirit Field. Undercurrents began surging throughout Gentle Breeze City. Three days later, the Wang Clan, Zhao Clan, and Huang Clan brought along two other great families, the Li Clan and Yuan Clan, in an attempt to pressure the Lin Clan into surrendering the Mid-Grade Spirit Field.】

【The Lin Clan naturally refused. A conflict erupted between the two sides, and more than one hundred Innate Realm martial artists from the five clans launched a fierce attack. At the critical moment, your Great-Grandfather stepped forward and unleashed the aura of a Master Realm powerhouse, suppressing the opposing forces by himself. However, no one had expected that the Wang Clan, ranked third among the ten great families, also had a Master Realm powerhouse guarding it. He easily suppressed your Great-Grandfather. Left with no choice, your Second Great-Grandfather was forced to reveal himself and join forces with him to confront this veteran Master Realm powerhouse of the Wang Clan.】

【Although your Great-Grandfather and Second Great-Grandfather had the advantage in their two-on-one battle, they could not defeat the veteran Master Realm powerhouse of the Wang Clan in a short period of time. Faced with the combined assault of the five clans, the Lin Clan was steadily driven back. Even though you went all out and unleashed combat power equivalent to the seventh level of the Innate Realm, ambushing and instantly killing several lower-level Innate Realm martial artists, it was utterly useless aside from eliciting gasps of amazement from the watching crowd. In the end, you died beneath the combined assault of the experts from the five great clans.】

【Because of your death, this simulation has ended.】

.....

“Hmm? A Master Realm powerhouse? How could the Wang Clan possibly have a Master Realm expert guarding it?!”

When Lin Zichen finished reading the simulated events, his pupils suddenly contracted.

As a major city with a population of over one million, Gentle Breeze City naturally had Master Realm powerhouses stationed within it.

However, it was common knowledge that among all the forces in the city, aside from the City Lord's Mansion, the Feng Clan, and the Azure Wood Sect, no other faction possessed a Master Realm powerhouse.

If the Wang Clan had produced a Master Realm powerhouse, then given their usual style of conduct, there was no reason for them not to make some kind of move.

If that was the case, then where had this Master Realm powerhouse of the Wang Clan come from?

“A conspiracy. There is definitely a conspiracy here, one that I know nothing about.”

“If my guess is correct, it should have something to do with that Yan'er...”

“But who exactly is Yan'er?”

“I don't remember Father arranging a marriage for me.”

The deeper Lin Zichen dug into the matter, the more bewildered he became.

However, he was not the type to obsess over things endlessly.

As a transmigrator, he was confident that with the help of his cheat, he could lead the Lin Clan out of this predicament and uncover the mastermind behind everything.

“Phew... In half a month, the Lin Clan's higher-ups will hold a meeting to review the clan's situation and discuss its future development. I might as well use this time to hide in the back mountain and cultivate my martial skills. Then I'll give Father, my uncles, and the other elders a little surprise.”

As though he had thought of something amusing, a smile appeared on Lin Zichen's face.

As the saying went, “If a man gains wealth and honor but does not return home, it is like wearing fine clothes while walking in the dark.”

Although Lin Zichen lived at home, the principle was the same.

He clearly possessed the cultivation of the eighth level of the Acquired Realm, yet because of various reasons, he could not reveal his cultivation in front of outsiders. He had even kept it hidden from his own family.

Now, the existence of the Mid-Grade Spirit Field was enough to make him take the risk and reveal some information to his family.

After all, judging from the previous simulation, after he revealed his cultivation to his family, the information never leaked to the outside world.

This was enough to demonstrate the unity and goodwill of the Lin Clan's higher-ups.

.......

Ding!

【Congratulations, host, on successfully completing the simulation. The following rewards have been generated. You may choose one.】

【1. Young Clan Leader position.】

【2. Innate Realm, first level cultivation.】

【3. Two Master-Reaching Pills.】

First-level Innate Realm cultivation?

Two Master-Reaching Pills?

Hiss— My luck is here!

Two excellent rewards were generated!

Looking at the reward options generated by the system, Lin Zichen's eyes were filled with delight.

Although first-level Innate Realm cultivation was nowhere near comparable to the sixth-level Innate Realm cultivation he had reached toward the end of the simulation, the fact that a cultivation reward had been generated at all was already incredibly fortunate.

However, what left Lin Zichen somewhat conflicted was the third option.

Two Master-Reaching Pills.

“Given Great-Grandfather and Second Great-Grandfather's current circumstances, they'll have to rely on external assistance if they want to break through to the Master Realm. With these two Master-Reaching Pills, my Lin Clan can produce two Master Realm powerhouses.”

“If they can break through to the Master Realm ahead of schedule, their strength will definitely be much greater than it was in the simulation. It's even possible that one of them could hold off that Master Realm powerhouse from the Wang Clan by himself...”

“Forget it, forget it. The clan has nurtured me for so many years. Now that I have the ability, it's time to repay the clan.”

“System, I choose the third choice.”

Thinking of how well he had been treated during the sixteen years since his transmigration and rebirth, Lin Zichen ultimately chose not to take the cultivation reward.

Ding!

【Congratulations, host. Your selection was successful.】

As soon as the system notification sounded, Lin Zichen saw two ancient-looking wooden boxes appear inside his system space.

Master-Reaching Pill: Increases the chance of successfully breaking through to the Master Realm by thirty percent.

The description was simple, but its effects were enough to drive countless Innate Realm martial artists on the Heavenly Martial Continent into a frenzy.

“With these two pills, Father and the others should be even more convinced that I'm the disciple of some ancient monster, right? And the clan will also be able to gain the protection of Master Realm powerhouses several years ahead of schedule...”

“Wonderful.”

A faint smile appeared on Lin Zichen's face.

For some reason, he was extremely happy.

He did not feel even the slightest regret over passing up the first-level Innate Realm cultivation.

........

Amidst diligent cultivation, half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Lin Shoucheng and the other Lin Clan higher-ups gathered in a main hall as usual. They were reviewing the successes and shortcomings of the clan's development over the previous year and preparing to establish the Lin Clan's direction and goals for the next one to five years.

However, just as their discussion was reaching its most heated point, a commotion suddenly came from outside.

“Third Young Master, Third Young Master, you can't go in! The Clan Leader and the elders are discussing important matters, you—”

“I have something important to discuss with Father and the elders. It can't wait. If they blame you afterward, I'll take full responsibility.”

Lin Zichen remained completely unmoved. However, he did not make things difficult for the guard either, immediately taking responsibility upon himself.

Before the guard could react, Lin Zichen's figure flashed, and he was already standing in front of the entrance to the main meeting hall.

Knock, knock, knock...

“Father, Elders, Zichen has something important to discuss with you.”

“Come in.”

Creak...

Hearing his father's voice, Lin Zichen did not hesitate. He pushed open the tightly closed doors and stepped into the meeting hall.

“You brat, if you don't have a good enough reason for this, go to the back mountain and reflect on your actions.”

After waving for the guards standing outside the door to withdraw, Lin Shoucheng looked at Lin Zichen and jokingly scolded him.

Seeing this, the various elders merely smiled without saying anything.

The Clan Leader was still as protective of his son as ever.

However, they did not take the matter seriously.

After all, the one who had barged into the meeting hall was the undisputed number-one member of the younger generation of the Lin Clan—and of Gentle Breeze City—and the future Clan Leader of the Lin Clan.

Young people were bound to be a little willful and impulsive. It was understandable.

Of course, that was only because it was Lin Zichen.

If another Lin Clan disciple had done the same thing, they would probably have received a severe punishment.

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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, Grandmaster Realm

6, Deva Realm

7, Origin Return Realm