Volume 1: Earth Volume Chapter 144: Joy Town!

  Cut off an arm, or die, it's actually a good choice. The nine-ring big knife made a turn, and the blood splashed. That person hummed a sound, and one arm had already left his body! "Very well, you can roll!" Lin Tian lightly kicked that severed hand into the rolling Yellow River water, wanting to reconnect was impossible! That person looked at Lin Tian with resentment, and said hatefully: "Lin Tian, you will pay the price. The Huanghe Gang is not easy to provoke. Today's revenge for cutting off an arm, tomorrow will definitely be repaid!"

  Lin Tian snorted, not taking the man's threat seriously. With his current cultivation level, it wasn't easy for anyone to deal with him, let alone the fact that he had thousands of millions of boundary forces backing him up. Those boundary forces were enough to make four or five dozen Nascent Soul stage old monsters drink hate on the spot!

  The boat continued on its way, except for the old merchant who had spoken to Lin Tian earlier and thanked him, everyone else was avoiding Lin Tian from a distance. The scene where he had just waved his hand and killed thirty or so people was really too frightening. Although those people were bandits who wanted to rob them, they still feared Lin Tian in their hearts and didn't dare get close! Lin Tian wasn't angry with those people either, their reaction was normal. It was human nature for ordinary humans to be afraid when encountering such a thing.

  After crossing the Yellow River, there was a big city not far away. Lin Tian entered the city and had Snowstep stay in a large inn, handing over a lot of silver coins before returning to the Star Ring space.

  He came back so quickly because a night had already passed outside and the sky was bright, if he didn't go out now, others would suspect where he went!

  With Lin Tian's current cultivation, not sleeping for a few days wouldn't be a problem at all. After washing his face, he was refreshed again! "Knock knock knock!" A gentle knocking sound started. "Yao'er, why so early?!" Lin Tian opened the door and hugged Zhou Yao.

  "I woke up so early and then couldn't sleep!" Zhou Yao slightly furrowed her delicate eyebrows, although she was at home, but she wasn't used to living here at all. Last night, she had been thinking about this and that, resulting in insomnia. The feeling of insomnia, those who have experienced it know its pain!

  Lin Tian's hands were pressed against Zhou Yao's temples, gently massaging them. The two streams of energy transformed into a warm current that flowed through Lin Tian's hands and into Zhou Yao's brain, soothing her nerves. "How is it? Is it more comfortable?" Zhou Yao nodded dazedly: "It's warm, like my whole body has relaxed, it's really comfortable. Little Lin, if you were to become a masseuse, I'm sure you'd have countless customers!" Lin Tian smiled wryly. This one massage had used up over ten units of energy, and with the preciousness of energy, he feared that not many people could afford to enjoy it! Moreover, as a Heaven-level expert on the verge of achieving Heaven-level Great Perfection, going to become a masseuse would mean that hardly anyone would have the qualifications to receive his services.

  "Yao'er, did you think about Zhou Tian's matter last night?" Lin Tian asked. Zhou Yao nodded slightly: "If he is not the biological son of his father, then the family heir will be vacant, and I'm afraid there will be another chaos in the family!" "Silly girl, what does this have to do with you? Your father will naturally handle it well, if your father can't handle it, there's still your grandfather, if your grandfather can't handle it, there's still your great-grandfather. With your great-grandfather's Tianji Dazhuan's cultivation, one sentence from him is more useful than others arguing for half a day!" Lin Tian said, "Besides, what if it gets chaotic? We're only staying here for two days anyway!"

  Zhou Yao nodded: "I know, let's go have breakfast, Xiao Linzi!"

  It was early in a large restaurant. "Did you hear? Something big happened last night!" Lin Tian and several young people next door started discussing in low voices. "How could we not have heard such news, Zhou Tianci deserved it, drinking so much wine, and ended up falling from the third floor and hitting his head on the ground, dying on the spot!"

  "Shh, keep your voice down. If Zhou Tianci were to die like this, a storm might brew within the family and we don't want to become the sacrificial lambs!"

  ……

  "Yao'er, didn't Zhou Tianci die from falling off the building after getting drunk?" Lin Tian asked in surprise. Zhou Yao nodded bitterly: "In the past, Father and Grandfather doted on him so much, but now he's actually died like this, it's really laughable! There's too little true affection within our large family!"

  Formerly, Zhou Tianci was the heir of the family, the father of Zhou Yao, and the only son of the head of the Zhou family. He was naturally pampered in every way. Now, he has been proven to be a bastard, and an accidental death is his only choice! When it was proven that he was not Zhou Hong's biological son, the halo of favoritism that had been added to him instantly disappeared!

  "Even if it's an unexpected arrangement, can't you arrange a better one?" Lin Tian muttered to himself and let out a light sigh. "Yao'er, don't think too much about it, Zhou Tianci is not a good person, he's not worth sympathizing with, think of your cousin!" Lin Tian patted Zhou Yao's hand.

  Zhou Yao nodded slightly.

  By noon, almost all the important members of the Zhou family had gathered. So many people were arranged in different seats according to their importance. Lin Tian and Zhou Yao were at a table with some other young people, sitting next to Zhou Yao's grandfather and great-grandfather!

  "Quiet!" Zhou Yao's father stood up and said in a low voice, and the people who were still talking in a low voice immediately stopped. As the head of the household, Zhou Yao's father still had some prestige.

  "Just last night, an unfortunate thing happened. My son, Tiancai, unfortunately passed away. He fell from the building after getting drunk and died. Tiancai was originally the successor to the next head of the Zhou family, and his funeral will be held according to protocol. In the past year, the Zhou family has achieved no small success, which is inseparable from everyone's efforts. Come, let us raise a glass for the Zhou family to become even stronger!" Zhou Hong said, raising his cup and drinking it all in one gulp!

  The people below naturally stood up and drank a cup of wine together.

  "This time at the family gathering, many decisions will be made, but those are things to discuss after dinner. Now, with the second cup of wine, let's toast my grandfather and wish him an early ascension to the Golden Elixir path, becoming the first great master of the Golden Elixir stage since our ancestors!" Zhou Hong raised his glass again.

  Lin Tian raised his cup, but in his heart, he was secretly muttering to himself. The cultivation of Zhou Yao's grandfather should be a top-secret message within the Zhou family, how could it possibly be revealed in such a situation?! "Is it because they're afraid of internal turmoil? Or is Zhou Yao's grandfather preparing to come out and manage the family?" Lin Tian thought to himself.

  Zhou Yao's great-grandfather may become a Golden Elixir period master, the news came out, and indeed caused a shock to the vast majority of people. They knew that this meant Zhou Yao's great-grandfather was at least already in the Heavenly stage of Great Perfection. Although many had such speculations, speculation and confirmation were two different things!

  "Silence!" A soft voice echoed in everyone's ears, a voice that was light but full of great majesty. The speaker was Zhou Yao's great-grandfather, who had achieved the highest level of cultivation. Although it was just two simple words, they made everyone present deeply feel his formidable cultivation.

  "The country has now passed a law requiring all citizens to practice martial arts. This is good for the entire nation, but for our aristocratic family, it's not entirely beneficial. We are from the ancient martial world, not a commercial family. Everyone must remember this: we cannot slack off in our martial arts training. After I come out of seclusion this time, I will not be going back into seclusion for a short period of time. From now on, I will supervise and guide everyone's martial arts training. If anyone is not serious, I will expel them from the family. Did you all hear me clearly?"

  "Listen clearly!" Hundreds of people shouted in unison, some were excited, while others showed a worried glint in their eyes. Those who were excited were naturally very interested in martial arts, and with such a top-notch master guiding them to the Golden Elixir stage, their progress would be much faster than if they were practicing blindly on their own. As for those who were worried, most of them had mediocre abilities, and some had even abandoned their martial arts training many years ago!

  Lin Tian slightly furrowed his brow: "To reveal one's cultivation base is just to become a martial arts coach?" Unable to think it through, Lin Tian simply stopped thinking about it. As long as troublesome matters didn't reach his head, he wouldn't bother with too much!

  "Sister, I heard that this is the boyfriend you've been looking for? I think he's nothing special, just pick anyone off the street and they're more handsome than him! Sister, if you're short on money, you can tell us and we'll lend you some. Just look at his clothes!" A woman sitting across from Lin Tian and Zhou Ya smiled coquettishly, her style was very sexy, and she was as beautiful as Zhou Ya, but a different type. Zhou Ya was the pure and classical type, while this woman was the seductive type, like an alluring siren, with an irresistible charm to men that was no less than Zhou Ya's. However, Lin Tian just glanced at her briefly and didn't seem interested in her at all. He didn't like that type!

  Zhou Yaowu slightly furrowed her brow, she didn't like arguing with others, but she couldn't tolerate someone speaking about Lin Tian like that, even if it was her own sister: "What I value is his inner qualities, unlike you, sis, who only cares about a man's appearance. There are plenty of handsome men in this world, but not many have abilities stronger than his!"

  "Hey, looks like you really have a crush on him, huh? I wonder what about him satisfies you?" The woman glanced at Lin Tian with disdain and said, "Sister, don't be deceived, or else our family's reputation will..." Lin Tian coldly glared at her: "Can't your vicious mouth even be filled with food?"

  "Hehe, an outsider, actually dares to fight with me in our Zhou family home! Big sister, I think your boyfriend doesn't seem too bright!" The woman, however, didn't get angry and continued to smile sweetly, "Tell me, shouldn't we treat our brother-in-law nicely?"

  A woman who thought she was clever, and probably a bit too clever for her own good, wanted to take a jab at Zhou Yao by striking Lin Tian. It really made Lin Tian feel somewhat amused. "Sister, let me tell you something. Although everyone is speaking loudly here now, with your cultivation level, they can definitely hear you clearly. Hehe, internal strife in front of them, how interesting, truly interesting!" Lin Tian glanced at Zhou Yao's grandfather and great-grandfather, saying calmly.

  The woman's face changed, and she also looked in that direction. She happened to see her own grandfather glaring at her angrily, "You, hum!" Lowering her head, she hastily ate a few mouthfuls of rice and then left the table!

  Lin Tian shrugged his shoulders and enjoyed the delicious food on the table. After finishing this meal, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, and he had eaten for more than three hours. In the afternoon, there was a ancestral worship ceremony at the Zhou family's house, which would last until evening. Lin Tian was still an outsider now, so he couldn't participate in this ceremony. He didn't mind not participating either, and after returning to his room, he entered the Star Ring space.

  After warming up with Yang Shiyang for a while, Lin Tian, who was eager to reach the Heavenly Round Completion, entered the Star Ring once again!

  The outside world had only passed eight hours, but inside the starry sky, more than a day had already passed. From the guest room, Lin Tian took Treading Snow and left the city towards Huanle Town over 200 kilometers away. "What a strange person, staying in the room for more than a day without even eating!" The shopkeeper muttered as he welcomed other guests.

  The town of Huanle was not originally called that, but only after the Huanghe gang took over this place did it change to such a name. The Huanghe gang's leaders liked the name, which is quite tacky! After taking over, they carried out large-scale renovations and added more than a dozen casinos and brothels. Perhaps calling it "Degenerate City" would be more fitting!

  A group of robbers gathered together, you really can't expect them to recite poetry and compose couplets apart from gambling and whoring!

  The atmosphere in Huanle Town has been more tense than usual for the past two days. The news that Xiuluo Lintian is coming has already spread throughout Jianghu, and many figures from Jianghu have rushed to this place. Although they don't think that Xiuluo Lintian alone can overthrow the Yellow River Gang, it's still a spectacle worth watching. Xiuluo Lintian's reputation isn't small, and he hasn't appeared in Jianghu for half a year, so his sudden appearance has caused such a big commotion, making it hard not to attract attention!

  "Jiuhuan, is Lin Tianzhen that formidable?" asked Gan Hong, the leader of the Yellow River Gang, frowning as he sat on a tiger-skin chair. Kneeling in front of him was a man who had cut off his own arm and walked away after being defeated by Lin Tian - the one wielding the Jiuhuan giant sword. His real name was unknown, even to those within the gang; everyone simply called him Jiuhuan, named after his nine-ringed giant sword.

  Jiu Huan nodded and said, "I dare not deceive the leader. Lin Tian simply waved his hand and released over a dozen sword energies, which killed all the brothers except me in an instant. Then, with one vigorous blow, he blew those corpses into the river. Many of the merchants on the boat witnessed this with their own eyes! Leader, I think we should temporarily gather all the brothers within the gang. Lin Tian's cultivation is really too terrifying. Rumors have it that Lin Tian has mastered the North Ming Divine Art, absorbing the internal energy of so many people. Now his internal energy is probably the strongest in the world!"

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