Chapter 1262: 657 Family Plan

Chapter 1262: Chapter 657 Family Plan

Having made up his mind, Lin Shihua glanced at Lin Shigong beside him. The two exchanged a look, and a tacit agreement was reached between them.

Immediately afterward, Lin Shihua formed a Law Decree with his fingers and sent out several messages.

Not long after, two other clansmen of the “Shihua generation,” Lin Shilu and Lin Shikang, arrived at the pavilion.

Lin Xingrong and Lin Xingzhi, two newly advanced Golden Core Stage clansmen, also received Lin Shihua’s summons and rushed over promptly.

In less than the time it takes to finish a cup of tea, the six Golden Core Stage clansmen remaining at the Lin Family’s territory were finally gathered together.

With everyone present, Lin Shikang took a look at the group of gathered high-ranking members. Realizing that every key figure had arrived, he immediately knew that something significant must have happened in the Cultivation World.

After all, the last time he received a summons from Lin Shihua had been years ago.

Back then, it was to celebrate Lin Xingrong and Lin Xingzhi’s consecutive breakthroughs into the Golden Core Stage, an event that had excited Lin Shihua so much that he’d shared the news with him directly, causing Lin Shikang himself to feel exhilarated for quite a while.

Since then, Lin Shikang had been in closed-door cultivation, attempting to break through to the Mid Stage Golden Core Realm.

After several years of continuous cultivation, he still hadn’t achieved a breakthrough, hitting what seemed to be a rather formidable bottleneck.

This had left Lin Shikang frustrated and helpless.

Just as he was planning to emerge from seclusion, Lin Shihua’s summons arrived—perhaps a coincidence within a coincidence.

Now, looking around at the assembled group, Lin Shikang wondered whether Lin Shihua’s sudden summons indicated that another earth-shattering event had occurred.

Otherwise, Lin Shihua wouldn’t have mobilized such a grand gathering.

After all, Lin Shihua rarely sent him messages, and whenever he did, it was never for trivial matters.

With this in mind, Lin Shikang, a little puzzled, was the first to speak.

“Shihua, why have you summoned so many of us here today? Has something significant happened?”

Upon hearing this, Lin Shihua nodded and began to explain the major events that had recently occurred in Jinfeng Nation.

Lin Shihua recounted everything in detail, starting with Lin Tianming’s public appearance at the Liang Family’s great battle and proceeding to the conclusion of the entire conflict.

He also elaborated on the battle achievements of Lin Tianhu and several others, along with the current state of Jinfeng Nation.

Lin Shikang was deeply shocked upon hearing this information.

After all, just Lin Tianming’s results alone were extraordinarily impressive.

Moreover, within just a few decades, Lin Tianming had managed to break through to the Late Stage Golden Core, demonstrating an incredibly formidable prowess.

And this was only the first piece of good news. The second revelation was that several members, including the long-missing Lin Tianhu, had resurfaced, reuniting successfully with Lin Tianming.

For the Lin Family members, either of these events was enough to leave them inspired and jubilant.

Not to mention, with the successive arrival of good news, even those Lin Family members who had been unaware of these developments felt an overwhelming surge of excitement upon hearing about them.

Even Lin Shikang, the eldest of the Lin Family by seniority and age, found his emotions difficult to calm after hearing this thrilling news.

After a long while, Lin Shikang finally managed to regain his composure and began to ponder the state of affairs in Jinfeng Nation.

He knew well that the current chaos in Jinfeng Nation was highly significant to both Lin Tianming and the Lin Family as a whole.

Especially considering Lin Tianming’s prior activities, which had always been conducted under an alias and in complete secrecy. Now, however, Lin Tianming had openly revealed himself and joined the Liang Family’s faction.

Given Lin Tianming’s typically meticulous and prudent nature, there had to be deeper reasons behind this decision.

Perhaps Lin Tianming had some vested interests in the Liang Family or had reached a certain agreement with them.

Alternatively, Lin Tianming and his group might have been forced into compliance with the Liang Family due to hidden difficulties.

Such speculation arose from the Liang Family’s extraordinary strength and profound foundation, which ranked among the forefront of the hundreds of Golden Elixir Forces throughout Qingzhou Land.

Indeed, the Liang Family was considered the foremost clan beneath the Nascent Soul Forces.

With these innate advantages, if the Liang Family concentrated all its strength on targeting Lin Tianming, there was a possibility that Lin Tianming might suffer a meaningful setback.

This made Lin Shikang’s conjecture entirely reasonable.

Nonetheless, among all possibilities, Lin Shikang leaned more heavily toward the former.

He knew that Lin Tianming was not someone who could be indecisive or easily manipulated.

Though Lin Tianming presented himself as mild-mannered and often appeared as a gentleman to others, his actions tended toward diplomacy and restraint.

However, the moment his Reverse Scale was touched—or if the Lin Family’s interests were at stake—Lin Tianming could instantly reveal his fierce side, displaying a dominantly assertive and unyielding demeanor.

Because Lin Shikang understood this about Lin Tianming, he believed that the Liang Family, despite its immense power, would struggle to put someone as intelligent and capable as Lin Tianming at a disadvantage.

Having realized this, Lin Shikang felt his mind ease slightly.

At present, Lin Tianming’s sudden shift in strategy—emerging from the shadows to the forefront and joining the Liang Family’s faction—not only represented himself personally but also symbolized the Lin Family as a whole.

Since that was the case, the Lin Family must now prepare adequately to face any unforeseen developments.

Particularly, should the Liang Family lose the battle against the Yuanchen Sect and its allied forces, the Lin Family must be ready for potential retaliation.

Alternatively, if the Liang Family were to prevail in their battle against the Yuanchen Sect’s forces, the Lin Family must act swiftly to support Lin Tianming, ensuring the protection of his hard-won gains.