Although Lin Zhao knew from the beginning that he would be the future head of the Lin family, he did not expect that this would be the situation so suddenly.
But they knew that something must have happened, otherwise Lin Shengge would not be so anxious and so suddenly pass the position of head of the family to the inexperienced Lin Zhao.
Lin Shengge raised his hand to stop Lin Zhao from speaking.
"This matter has already been discussed between me and the elders. Zhao'er, you just need to do your own thing. As for the rest... just do your best."
Lin Zhao opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but met the loving eyes of several supreme elders.
"Zhao'er, after this, you will be the head of the Lin family."
Lin Shengge sat back in his seat and looked at everyone in the hall.
"Over the years, the Lin family has been in decline. The reason is not only because of the interruption of our Lin family's skills and the escape to the Kunbei Territory to avoid our enemies, but also because of the scarcity of our Lin family's descendants."
Lin Zhao listened to his father telling him about the Lin family's past bit by bit, his eyes widening in disbelief.
"In ancient times, the Lin family, while not a top-tier power, was a well-known family in the world of immortal cultivation. Our family's roots lay in refining weapons. Through this process, our family grew step by step. However, during its heyday, at the end of the Ancient War, the Rebellion of the Gods broke out. The demand for weapons grew, and so did the ore and artifacts needed for our refining. That is until our family discovered an extremely rare ore vein at the Ice Cliff."
"That Ice Cliff was located east of what is now the Ice Forest. Back then, the four regions of Yunze Continent (east, west, south, north, and center) had not yet been completely separated. The eastern portion of the Ice Forest was the territory of the Pure Water Palace in the western region. Upon hearing this news, the Lin family immediately held a secret family meeting. The next day, they summoned half of the Lin family's elders and elite disciples. However, they left... and there was no news. Then came the news that the soul lamps of the family elders and disciples had been extinguished one after another..."
"At that time, the Lin family's patriarch was overcome with rage and passed out. The family's chief elder, the ancestor with the highest cultivation level at the time, and his Taoist companion were also in the group heading to Ice Cliff. The ancestor refused to believe that they had all perished. After all, the group included several Nascent Soul cultivators and half a dozen Out-of-Body cultivators. The ancestor charged towards Ice Cliff alone, and there was no news for half a month. Half a month later, his soul lamp flickered, and the Lin family was deeply shaken. Disciples were sent to reinforce, but none returned. Because of this, the Lin family even sought help from the Immortal Alliance. However, it was during the recent ancient war, and travel was difficult in all areas. By the time they arrived, two-thirds of the Lin family had perished. Of the cultivators who entered Ice Cliff, only the ancestor's soul lamp still had a flicker of light. The rest... no one had survived. Once the Immortal Alliance entered, they were blocked by a blood-red fog."
"The Immortal Alliance reinforcements vanished within half a month. Later, the Ancient War erupted, leaving Ice Cliff without support. Just as the Lin family attempted to retreat, an avalanche struck, trapping them and causing heavy casualties. Just as the ancestors thought they were doomed, a blood-red monster burst forth from within. The blood-red monster... in the words of the records, lacked human form, yet possessed a human body, radiating blood crimson and shrouded in a bloody mist. The monster killed anyone it encountered, but paused just before killing the head of the family... The monster then gave the Lin family something before disappearing into the bloody mist of Ice Cliff."
"Due to the aftermath of the war, the entire Yunze Continent was shaken. The Ice Cliff collapsed, and the survivors of the Lin family tried to find it again, but their attempts were fruitless. The outbreak of the war turned the then-Yunze Continent upside down. The topography of Yunze Continent also underwent earth-shattering changes. Mountains and rivers turned into oceans, and high mountains became plains... Since then, the Ice Cliff has completely disappeared."
"Later, the Lin family brought that thing back."
Lin Shengge took out a box.
The box is made of thousand-year-old peach wood, engraved with rune formations all over, and there is also a Bagua Tai Chi pattern on the top.
Lin Shengge twisted around the box a few times and dripped another drop of his blood.
The tightly closed box suddenly moved, and with a few clicks, the Tai Chi pattern split in the middle, revealing the inside of the box.
A bloody bone.
The moment the bones were exposed, black and red gas also seeped out from the bones.
Lin Zhao was suddenly startled.
"Zhao'er, don't be afraid. Although this blood-colored mist is powerful, as a direct disciple of the Lin family, you don't have to be afraid of it."
"Father...what does this mean?"
Lin Shengge looked at the bloody bones in the box and couldn't help but smile sarcastically.
"The surviving members of the Lin family had speculated that the blood-colored monster that entered the blood mist was the ancestor. However, no one dared to speak of it later. Even the Lin family no longer dared to appear before the world as the Tailin Lin family."
"Because that blood-colored monster appeared in the ensuing battle. The sky was covered with red clouds, and blood rain fell. All life on earth withered, and corpses were scattered all over the land. Wherever the blood-colored mist filled, no one survived."
Lin Shengge looked fixedly at the people in the lobby.
"Of course, the Lin family was an accident. They entered the Ice Cliff early and came into contact with the mist, and some of their clansmen managed to survive. At that time, the bloody rain and mist swept across thousands of miles, leaving no one alive. The survivors of the Lin family lived in fear every day, and eventually, someone with ulterior motives discovered the Lin family's hiding place. They thought the Lin family feared a major battle and were unwilling to kill the blood-colored monsters. In fact, the Lin family was the first to see the blood-colored monsters and fight them. Naturally, they knew the blood-colored monsters' power, their bloodthirstiness, their ability to devour other creatures, and that anyone infected by them would also become a blood-colored monster. Fearing that they would also become blood-colored monsters, they hid in the corners, waiting for any member of the clan to behave strangely. The clan elders would then order everyone... to commit suicide. Then, the formation, out of control, would explode them into ash."
"But after waiting and waiting, nothing happened to them. The elders then used lies to completely wipe out the Tailin Lin family in the war! Later, the Lin family fought their way out of the war because they had some resistance to the blood-colored monsters. After the battle, to prevent being attacked by the alien race, the elders immediately took the remaining members of the clan and hid."
"Later, it wasn't that no cultivators discovered the anomaly and searched for us. We dodged countless times, faced life and death several times, and finally took root in the Kunbei Territory. Later, after our research, the experience of the Ice Cliff, and the many escapes and reproductions, we realized that the only ones who could effectively resist the blood-colored fog were the direct descendants of the Lin family."
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