The Lin's Patriarch is weird.

Chapter 20: 20. Hundred body tempering pills per clue, This is a blood feud.

The more Lin Xuan listened, the more disgusted he became.

Lin Zhenghai truly was a remarkable speaker.

The old man knew exactly which words to use and which emotions to invoke.

Regret, hope and concern for future generations.

Each sentence was carefully woven together until even some of the elders found themselves nodding along.

Several of the younger disciples looked at him with admiration while others appeared moved by his sincerity.

A person being greedy was not unusual.

In fact, greed itself wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Without ambition, cultivators would never advance.

Without desire, clans would never grow.

However, there was a difference between fighting for the clan and fighting over the clan.

Lin Zhenghai always spoke as though he carried the future of the Lin Family upon his shoulders.

Yet every major conflict between them inevitably came back to one thing.

Control and authority of the clan.

If the old man truly wished to help the clan, he could have spent his energy supporting it.

Instead, he spent years competing with the Patriarch.

As for risking his life for the Lin Clan?

Lin Xuan didn’t even need to think about it.

If a powerful enemy truly appeared at their gates, Lin Zhenghai would surely be the first to find an excuse to retreat.

The only reason the old man remained Supreme Elder was because he had been his father’s closest friend.

That relationship alone had protected him from consequences many times over the years.

Perhaps that was why Lin Xuan found today’s performance particularly irritating.

Lin Zhenghai spoke as though he alone carried the future of the clan on his shoulders, yet the matter before them was never as complicated as he was making it sound.

In fact, the entire situation was laughably simple.

A stranger had arrived, claiming to represent the Mystic Sky Sect.

He displayed obvious favoritism toward a single disciple and personality knew the supreme elder, which alone was suspicious.

The moment someone challenged him, he resorted to threats and then he stormed off.

That was nothing like how the Mystic Sky sect operated...

Plus they have no shortage of disciple, if one calmly thought about it, all of this would be exposed.

And somehow people were still questioning whether allowing him to leave had been a mistake.

The entire situation was absurd yet Lin Xuan couldn’t entirely blame them.

For generations, the Lin Clan had been trapped within Azure Willow City.

People who had never seen the sky beyond the well often mistook every reflection for the moon itself.

Eventually, Lin Xuan spoke.

"As for whether those words truly came from your heart, I do not care."

The sudden response immediately drew everyone’s attention.

Lin Zhenghai frowned and Lin Xuan looked directly at him.

"Your intentions are your own business. However, I will investigate this Bong Haoran."

For the briefest moment, Lin Zhenghai’s body stiffened.

The reaction lasted less than a second.

Lin Xuan, unbothered shifted his gaze toward the gathered clan members.

"Furthermore, I have a task for everyone."

The crowd immediately became attentive.

Lin Xuan’s voice echoed throughout the arena.

"Anyone who can provide useful information regarding Bong Haoran will be rewarded.. I will personally reward one hundred Body Tempering Pills for every verified lead."

The entire arena froze.

A hundred?

Several disciples nearly thought they had misheard.

Even the elders widened their eyes.

One hundred Body Tempering Pills wasn’t a small reward.

For many younger disciples, it represented months of cultivation resources.

For branch family members, it was an amount large enough to change their circumstances entirely.

A ripple spread through the crowd.

Meanwhile, Lin Zhenghai’s expression became increasingly unpleasant.

He had spent the last several minutes trying to steer public opinion back toward Bong Haoran.

Lin Xuan had responded with a bounty.

And not a small one.

The moment word spread throughout Azure Willow City, half the city would start digging into Bong Haoran’s background.

"This... is there really a need to go this far?"

Lin Zhenghai’s face twitched slightly as he watched the crowd disperse.

Lin Xuan didn’t even bother answering.

His attention was focused on the younger generation rushing out of the arena with renewed vigor.

Moments ago, they had looked disappointed and defeated.

Now, each of them appeared eager to search every corner of Azure Willow City.

Lin Zhenghai frowned.

"Patriarch, think about it carefully. How much stronger would our clan become if you used those Body Tempering Pills on our younger generation instead?"

Still, Lin Xuan ignored him.

Seeing this, the old man became increasingly irritated.

Just as he was about to continue, a figure suddenly came sprinting toward them.

"Patriarch!"

The child was breathing heavily and several elders turned toward him.

Lin Xuan immediately recognized the boy.

Lin Zhaohao, the same disciple who had been defeated by Lin Zhaowen earlier.

The boy’s eyes were shining with excitement.

"Patriarch! I saw that old fart enter the Zhao Family!"

The words escaped his mouth without the slightest hesitation.

Apparently, whatever respect he might have had for Bong Haoran had long since disappeared.

The old man’s behavior during the competition had left a very poor impression on many of the younger disciples.

Without saying a word, Lin Xuan flicked his wrist.

A jade bottle shot through the air.

Lin Zhaohao hurriedly caught it with both hands.

His movements were so careful that one would think he had just caught a priceless treasure.

When he removed the stopper and glanced inside, his eyes widened.

His breathing immediately quickened.

It was real.

A hundred Body Tempering Pills!

As one of the clan’s promising younger disciples, the clan gave him extra subsidy every month, but even with that, he normally received only six pills each month.

The demand within the clan was simply too high.

Yet now, after reporting a single piece of information, he had received more than an entire year’s allocation.

"Thank you, Patriarch!"

The boy shouted the words.

Several nearby disciples immediately looked envious.

Lin Xuan simply nodded.

Then, without another word, he rose into the air.

A streak of light shot toward the horizon.

His destination was obvious.

The Zhao Family.

One of Azure Willow City’s three great families.

Alongside the Lin Family and the Huang Family, they formed the strongest powers within the city.

Each family possessed its own strengths.

The Zhao Family had always been somewhat unusual.

Very few of their descendants possessed cultivation talent.

However, those who did were almost guaranteed to enter the Qi Refinement Realm.

Their overall numbers were low, but their average quality was extremely high.

For many years, they had possessed two Golden Core experts simultaneously. frёewebnoѵēl.com

The only reason they remained a Ninth-Rank Clan was a lack of accumulated merit and influence.

The Huang Family, meanwhile, had been declining in recent years.

One of their Golden Core ancestors had recently died of old age, significantly weakening their foundation.

As for the Lin Family, they were the exact opposite.

Under Lin Xuan’s leadership, their strength had risen rapidly over the past decade.

Two years ago, they had even uprooted the Li Family and taken their place among Azure Willow City’s three great clans. ƒrēewebnovel.com

Among the three patriarchs, Lin Xuan’s cultivation was also the highest.

He had already reached the Fifth Layer of the Golden Core Realm while the Zhao Patriarch and Huang Patriarch were both only in the early stages of Golden Core.