211: The position of the head of the Lin family

【Simulated Arena】: You can pull your opponent into the Simulated Arena in advance for a battle. In the arena, your opponent will display their full strength, and they will revive 5 seconds after death.

Lin Yongmao secretly rejoiced when he saw this new System function; it was another essential feature for the Way of Stealth.

Before encountering an opponent, he could first pull them into the Simulated Arena for a fierce battle. If he wasn't 100% confident, then he would absolutely avoid conflict.

Feeling the surging True Qi in his body and his powerful strength, he truly wanted to find an opponent to test the extent of his current strength.

Lin Yongmao had always lacked practical combat experience, and this Simulated Arena function could perfectly make up for his deficiency in practical combat experience.

It was a pity there was no suitable opponent at the moment, otherwise Lin Yongmao would want to test this new 【Simulated Arena】 function right now.

Lin Yongmao's attention shifted to the sword soul grass. At this moment, the entire plant was still shining with lightning, absorbing the power of the Lightning Tribulation.

He didn't know how many leaves it would grow this time. The more leaves the sword soul grass grew, its power would increase exponentially.

“Ding~”

“System notification: Your spiritual plant 【Three-Leaf Sword Soul Grass】 has successfully evolved and gained the power of Lightning Tribulation.”

Lin Yongmao felt a bit regretful. It was still a Three-Leaf Sword Soul Grass this time; the number of leaves hadn't increased. It had only gained the power of the Lightning Tribulation, meaning it had gained a lightning-attribute attack method compared to before.

The leaves of the sword soul grass detached from the plant and flew in front of Lin Yongmao. A one-foot-long Flying Sword danced within his sleeve. The leaf-plane flew with faint electric arcs, appearing even more peculiar.

The Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff was planted with Spiritual Plant and Spirit Medicine. Lin Yongmao couldn't directly use the leaf-plane to destroy these plants to test the power of the sword soul grass.

“Alas~”

Lin Yongmao sighed softly and said, “Life is truly as lonely as snow!”

It was better to continue being invincible while hiding on Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff.

Lin Yongmao brought up his 【Attribute Panel】 to view his current attributes and abilities:

Host: Lin Yongmao

Cultivation: Golden Core Early Stage

Sub-Professions: Third-Order Alchemist, Second-Order Talisman Maker, Second-Order Spiritual Planter, First-Order Artifact Refiner, First-Order Formation Master

Age: 18 years old

Spiritual Root Aptitude: Wood, Water Dual-Attribute Spiritual Root

Special Physique: Nirvana Thunder Body (embryonic form)

Luck Value: 295

Cultivation Technique: Azure Wood Art (Great Perfection), Ku Rong Art (Great Perfection), Mystic Spirit Body Tempering Art (Fourth Layer)

Spell: Earth Thorn Technique, Water Arrow Technique, Spirit Rain Technique, Spirit Wood Art, Fire Control Technique, Vine Binding Technique, Water Prison Technique

Secret Art: Breath Concealment Art, Spirit Binding Contract, Water Curtain Heavenly Splendor, Blood Escape Technique, Life Blessing, Life Devour, Myriad Manifestations, Demon Refining Art, Thunder Refining Body Technique

...

With his overall enhancement, Lin Yongmao conservatively estimated that without relying on Formation protection, he could now easily kill a Golden Core Middle Stage Cultivator, and defeating a Golden Core Late Stage or even Great Perfection Cultivator was not an issue.

As for facing a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, he definitely still had no power to fight.

Thinking that the Lightning Tribulation caused a huge commotion, he decided to go to Cloud Mist Mountain Main Peak first, to avoid worrying the elders in his Family.

Thus, Lin Yongmao flew through the air, heading towards the Main Peak.

Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator could achieve flight by controlling an artifact, still needing external objects. However, a Golden Core True Person could already fly through the air directly, free from the constraints of external objects.

Soaring through the sky, clouds and mountain winds brushed past his ears. This feeling was truly too comfortable.

During the Qi Refinement Stage, it would take over an hour to reach the main peak, but now, flying through the air, he arrived in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

Upon returning home, he indeed saw a very worried Han Yuying and Lin Yucheng.

Han Yuying was still holding Xiao Yongqian in her arms. When she saw Lin Yongmao's figure, she excitedly rushed towards him.

“Yongmao, it's good that you're alright!”

Lin Yongmao gave Han Yuying a smile and said, “Mother, I have successfully formed my Golden Core.”

Lin Yucheng showed an appreciative expression, “Our Lin Family has gained another Golden Core True Person. Truly, Heaven blesses our Lin Family!”

He planned to tell this good news to the other members of the Family.

Lin Yongmao originally didn't want to show off, but he couldn't resist Lin Yucheng's enthusiasm, and there was no harm in letting the Family members know.

In less than a quarter of an hour, all the core members of the Lin Family had arrived at Lin Yucheng's home.

In this small courtyard, everyone stood or sat according to their seniority.

The most senior members of the Lin Family were Lin Yongmao's grandfather and Second Uncle-Grandfather, Lin Xuanbo and Lin Xuanzhong, respectively.

Lin Xuanbo was already at the Golden Core Early Stage cultivation, one of the two existing Golden Core Stage Cultivator in the Lin Family.

Lin Xuanzhong was also at the Foundation Establishment Stage Great Perfection cultivation, just one step away from advancing to the Golden Core Stage. It was just a pity that there were no resources for advancing to the Golden Core, and the Lin Family couldn't produce those resources.

Originally, Lin Xuanzhong's Lifespan was nearing its end, but thanks to the Longevity Peach provided by Lin Yongmao, Lin Xuanzhong's life was saved.

Only the two of them dared to sit there. Even the Clan Chief Lin Yuheng only dared to stand behind them, with his hands hanging down.

The Lin Family's 'Yu' generation, including Lin Yuheng, Lin Yumo, Lin Yucheng, Lin Yulian, Lin Yubai, and others, had all come here.

As for the 'Yong' generation, only two people came: Lin Yongmao and Lin Yongqian.

Lin Yongqian was the daughter of Lin Yongmao's second uncle, that Little Girl with dual Spiritual Root of water and fire.

Some other Lin Family members were not called over; they were not yet qualified to participate in such internal Family meetings.

Lin Xuanbo looked at Lin Yongmao with great satisfaction, showing an appreciative expression, “Yongmao, congratulations! You've advanced to Golden Core at such a young age.”

Lin Xuanbo's words revealed the reason why everyone was gathered here; it was to celebrate Lin Yongmao's successful Core Formation.

Lin Xuanbo felt a bit envious. He had only advanced to Golden Core when he was over two hundred years old, enduring countless hardships along the way, but Lin Yongmao was not even twenty.

Besides envy, there was more joy. It was a blessing for him as an elder that a Family junior could achieve such accomplishments.

Thinking that there were more and more talented individuals among the Lin Family's younger generation, he could also enjoy his retirement with peace of mind.

Lin Yuheng bowed to Lin Xuanbo and said very sincerely, “Father, I am willing to hand over the position of Clan Chief to Yongmao, and let him lead our Lin Family towards a more prosperous Dao.”

Lin Xuanbo was already considering this matter. As the Lin Family's second Golden Core Stage Cultivator, Lin Yongmao was indeed the most suitable candidate.

However, Lin Yongmao quickly refused. He said, “Uncle, this is absolutely not possible! As the Family's Second-Order Spiritual Planter and Second-Order Formation Master, if I were also to manage Family affairs, where would I find time to Cultivate?!”

He had died from overwork in his previous life, and in this life, he didn't want to be the Family's workhorse.

Lin Yuheng, however, said, “I truly feel unworthy of this position of Clan Chief. Yongmao has such good talent with his wood and water dual Spiritual Root! But I didn't diligently Cultivate him. Thankfully, he strove for success himself…”