Chapter 657 657 362 The Clan Leaders Shock_1

Chapter 657: Chapter 362: The Clan Leader’s Shock_1 Chapter 657: Chapter 362: The Clan Leader’s Shock_1 Qianchuan Market.

Inside the Lin Family Cave Mansion Courtyard, Lin Tianhong and Lin Tianyue sat together.

At this very moment, Lin Tianhong’s face was pale, and his breath was also very chaotic.

After leaving the Cave Mansion Ruins, he had hurried non-stop toward Qianchuan Market, cautiously making his way and finally taking more than ten days to successfully return here.

Seeing him dusty and haggard, Lin Tianyue quickly pressed with questions.

“Second brother, why have you returned alone? What about elder brother and the others?”

Hearing this series of questions, Lin Tianhong let out several long sighs and then briefly recounted their experience in the Cave Mansion Ruins.

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However, he didn’t mention their gains, focusing instead on the part where Lin Tianfeng and Lin Tianhu were swept into the Spatial Fissure.

“What? Elder brother and Tianhu were swept into a Spatial Fissure, their life and death unknown!”

Lin Tianyue was shocked beyond measure upon hearing this news.

Her reaction was completely within Lin Tianhong’s expectations, after all, the news was indeed shocking.

Moreover, Lin Tianfeng and Lin Tianhu’s status was not low; their talent and strength were considerable, and their cultivation ranked among the top in their generation within the clan.

Such a calamity befalling two potential clan members was indeed too severe a blow for the Lin Family at the moment.

Seeing Lin Tianyue turning pale, Lin Tianhong comforted her with a word and did not forget Lin Tianfeng’s initial entrustment.

“Tian Yue, I’ve been hastily traveling these past days, and I’m not in good condition. For safety’s sake, you must accompany me back to our clan territory to report a matter of great importance to the Clan Leader.”

Lin Tianhong had made this arrangement out of necessity.

Having just returned from the Qianchuan Mountain Range utterly exhausted, if he were to bypass Qianchuan Market and head directly to the clan territory, it would definitely take longer than expected, and Lin Tianyue might worry.

More importantly, Lin Tianfeng had cautioned him repeatedly, implying that the contents of that storage bag were extraordinarily significant.

In light of this, he had to be even more careful, to avoid losing the treasures they had risked their lives to obtain.

With Lin Tianyue joining him, the safety factor greatly increased, and they could return to the clan territory more quickly to fulfill Lin Tianfeng’s request.

Therefore, his slight detour to Qianchuan Market had been a well-considered decision.

At this moment, Lin Tianyue, upon hearing Lin Tianhong’s instructions, didn’t ask any further questions.

She understood that the disappearance of Lin Tianfeng and the others was indeed a serious matter that needed to be reported to the family promptly.

Thus, she agreed without hesitation, which pleased Lin Tianhong.

Without delay, after taking a short rest, the two summoned the other Qi Refining clanspeople together.

After arranging affairs for their departure, the two no longer tarried and immediately set out on their journey back to the Green Bamboo Mountain Clan Territory.

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Half a month later.

The two safely returned to the Green Bamboo Mountain Clan Territory and met with Clan Leader Lin Shihua at the first opportunity.

At a cave mansion on the summit of the main peak, Lin Shihua and Lin Shigong were sitting together, with Lin Tianhong and others, who had rushed back, standing before them.

At this time, seeing the duo’s dusty and travel-worn appearance, Lin Shihua’s heart was filled with confusion.

Could it be that the secret mission he had entrusted to Lin Tianfeng to collect Wind Attribute cultivation techniques was making progress?

Or had Lin Tianming, who was far away in the Tianfeng Wind Secret Realm, made some significant discovery or progress?

With a puzzled expression, Lin Shihua motioned for the two to sit down, then asked about the reasons for their sudden return to the clan territory.

Lin Tianhong did not dare to hold back, and promptly recounted the entire story of their exploration of the Cave Mansion Ruins from start to finish.

Upon learning about Lin Tianfeng and Lin Tianhu being swept into the Spatial Fissure, even Lin Shihua, who had weathered many storms, couldn’t help but turn pale, and he even began lamenting repeatedly.

“If it weren’t for elder brother and Tianhu fighting desperately, I would have certainly been sucked into the Spatial Fissure, too!”

“It’s all my fault for dragging down elder brother and the others, if not for me, they would surely have escaped unscathed!”

At that moment, Lin Tianhong’s eyes were bloodshot, and he spoke with immense regret.

Seeing this, Lin Shihua and Lin Shigong both sighed deeply. Then, as if struck by a thought, they hurriedly led several people to the ancestral hall.

Upon reaching the guardian of the hall, Lin Shihua didn’t say much, merely greeted them briefly before rushing towards the inner depths.

Entering a side chamber, which was decorated quite differently from the main hall, where many spirit tablets of the Lin Family ancestors were on display.

The side chamber, also of considerable size, was where the Lifesoul Plaques of the Lin Family members were kept.

Looking around, a circular platform in the center of the room stood upon which were erected thousands of Lifesoul Plaques, each one glowing brightly, emitting a vibrant aura of life.

There were also some Lifesoul Plaques whose light was dim, and they exuded an aura of death all around.

Obviously, those vibrant Lifesoul Plaques belonged to the younger generation of the Lin Family, or were those of Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

And those with the aura of death were the plaques of older clan members whose potential had nearly been depleted.

As for these Lifesoul Plaques, many families, as well as Sect powers, would similarly create them.

This process, to speak of it, was not complicated.

From the moment a Lin Family clansperson’s Spiritual Root was tested, they would come to pay homage to the ancestors, and then proceed to the side chamber, where an elder would extract a strand of soul essence to serve as the spiritual guide, crafting the Lifesoul Plaque.

If a clansperson were to fall in the future, the Soul Lamp within their Lifesoul Plaque would also be extinguished, signifying the loss of a Lin Family member.