Although Lin Fan had been very concerned about Lin Yang's education before, he had never taught him personally. This was the first time that Lin Fan taught him personally.
After Lin Yang had digested it, Lin Fan continued
"Ever since Ancestor Nanhua achieved Divine Transformation, he has been fighting with our lineage. However, our lineage's foundation is not something Ancestor Nanhua can contend with. In the following thousand years, Ancestor Nanhua was constantly suppressed by successive clan leaders, and he gradually became the flagship figure of the anti-clan leader faction within the clan."
"Anti-patriarch faction?"
"The anti-clan leader faction is an alliance of those within the clan who oppose our clan leader. We've been clan leaders for tens of thousands of years, so how could we not have enemies? Over time, we've accumulated many enemies. Normally, these people act independently and don't form a united front. But thanks to Patriarch Nanhua, they have a leader who acts as a banner, allowing them to unite and gradually form a distinct faction."
"Were we overthrown by the anti-patriarch faction?" Lin Yang asked
Lin Fan nodded and shook his head.
"We were overthrown by them. However, if it weren't for the demon disaster eight hundred years ago, if our lineage hadn't suffered heavy losses in that disaster, if it weren't for the relocation of the family headquarters, if it weren't for the changes in the times and the general trend, with our lineage's tens of thousands of years of foundation, we wouldn't have been overthrown so easily."
Lin Fan then explained
"In the following thousand years, although the opposition led by Nanhua Patriarch was very stubborn, it did not shake our position. According to the information I have obtained, the clan leaders of all generations also intended to let these oppositions gather together, from the covert to the open, so that it would be easier to manage and govern. Moreover, Nanhua Patriarch's father was also a Divine Transformation Patriarch. With the support of Qinglian Patriarch, who liked Nanhua Patriarch, and other Divine Transformation Patriarchs from our direct lineage, it was impossible for us to move Nanhua Patriarch. So we took advantage of the situation and indulged the opposition, like cutting leeks, cutting one every time a clan leader came to power to establish his authority. But eight hundred years ago, at the beginning of the demon disaster, the war between the two realms The battlefield was still in chaos, and the fighting was fierce. All forces in the entire cultivation world concentrated their efforts and threw themselves into this war. Our lineage had been on the front lines. By the time the situation eased and the battlefields between the two realms formed a pyramid, entering a long stalemate, and our family had completed its relocation, our lineage's ancestors who had reached the state of transformation had been either dead or injured. The two ancestors who returned alive were Nan Hua's father and Qing Lian. Qing Lian's injuries were not serious. After recovering, he chose to retreat into the Death Realm, pursuing a breakthrough to the Fusion Stage. Nan Hua's father suffered a fundamental injury and was bedridden for a long time, dying before he could even survive for a few hundred years.
Lin Fan sighed and said
"Even the clan leader was injured and passed away shortly after the war ended. The new clan leader, after taking over, was unable to crack down on the opposition like the previous generations had done. Instead, he was constantly hindered by them and gradually overthrown by them."
Lin Fan explained in detail
"After that war, not only did each family suffer heavy losses, but due to the invasion of demonic energy, the entire cultivation world was struck by a demonic disaster. This brought endless grief and a huge impact to all cultivators. At that time, there were many different ideas for saving the world. There was the "Savior" faction led by Patriarch Qinglian, who advocated for advancement and fusion. There was the "Empire" faction led by the then-Clan leader, who advocated rebuilding a new dynasty and strengthening the dictatorship. There was also the "Alliance" faction advocated by Patriarch Nanhua, and the "Strengthening the Military" faction advocated by Patriarch Beiyang. There were so many different viewpoints and factions, not just within a single family, but transcending families, spanning all families and all cultivators in the entire cultivation world."
Lin Fan sighed
"The five hundred years after the demonic disaster were truly an era of contention among hundreds of schools of thought and factions. However, it was only five hundred years. Looking at it now, it is clear that in the end, the alliance faction supported by Ancestor Nanhua won. Our great-grandfather, the clan leader at the time, lost. Afterwards, because the power of the God Transformation Ancestor who supported us weakened, it was the later ancestors who were promoted to the God Transformation stage who were not from our direct lineage and were gradually marginalized. After the death of her father, Ancestor Nanhua, while the others were focusing on the God Transformation Ancestor's retreat and cultivation, proposed to manage the family. Our lineage was weak within the family, and the external situation was the same. All the God Transformation ancestors also intended to suppress our direct lineage, so we agreed to Ancestor Nanhua's proposal."
Lin Fan shook his head and said
"But no one expected that Patriarch Nanhua would be so ruthless. Not only did he erode our direct line's influence within and outside the family, he also wanted to kill us as soon as possible. It seems that these thousand years of suppression have really reached their limit, causing Patriarch Nanhua to lose his mind and want to kill us all."
Lin Fan sighed again.
"Alas—the tide of events was turning. Although we still had some hidden cards, our great-great-grandfather saw the situation clearly and personally negotiated with the Nanhua Patriarch. The content of the negotiations is not recorded in the clan history, presumably because he felt it was too humiliating. However, the result was that he abandoned his position as clan leader, shattered his Nascent Soul, and returned to his ancestral home—Ghost Valley City—with his only descendant, my great-grandfather. For the next three hundred years, our lineage remained a single lineage, living in seclusion in Ghost Valley City, not advancing to the Golden Core stage, and not interfering in the affairs of the world."
At this point, Lin Fan's voice became a little low, and finally he suddenly said loudly
"But we never gave up. Our heritage spanning tens of thousands of years is beyond their imagination. For example, our clan leader's education. The most detailed clan history. Another deeply hidden intelligence structure. Various magical treasures, and so on. We just needed an opportunity. My great-grandfather, grandfather, and father didn't wait, but I did. You are that opportunity."
"I?"
"When you were eighteen, presenting me with the 'Five Elements Primordial Sword Art,' telling clumsy lies with such pure motives, I immediately thought of the 'Apostles of Heaven' recorded in our clan history. Especially the most detailed account of the ancestor of the sword path from five hundred years ago. Because you brought out such exquisite sword cultivation techniques, I initially thought you were a being like the ancestor of sword cultivation, returning to the world. I immediately knew the moment our lineage had so eagerly awaited had arrived. Generations of preparation were immediately put into motion, truly reversing the Nanhua ancestor's monopoly. Later, I discovered that you weren't the ancestor of sword cultivation returning to the world. Nor were you reborn through the body of a descendant, yet your excellence surpasses even that of the descendant. You are truly the greatest compensation Heaven has bestowed upon us!" Please search on WeChat or wait for your flirtation.
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