CapĂtulo 2141: Chapter 1095: Return (Part 2)
At this moment, Lin Tianming standing atop the mountain peak, gazed at the familiar scene in the distance, and finally revealed a knowing smile.
This smile directly masked the exhaustion on his face.
âThis journey away from the family lasted a year, traversing tens of thousands of miles, encountering many crises, and also gaining great opportunities.â
âNow, finally, Iâm back!â
Lin Tianming murmured to himself, his tense nerves completely relaxed at this moment.
âI wonder if Xiâer and Tian Yun have returned?â
Thinking of this, Lin Tianming did not delay any longer and leapt toward the entrance of the Lin Family Mountain Gate.
Soon after, Lin Tianming had entered the family grounds, the entire process did not alarm other family members, only sending a message to Lin Shilu.
Upon his return, the first stop was not to his own cave mansion, but directly to visit Lin Shiluâs cave mansion.
When Lin Shilu learned of Lin Tianmingâs return, he was ecstatic, the worry that had been haunting him finally eased greatly.
With Qin Xi and Lin Tianmingâs successive return, among the three Lin Family members who entered the Ancient Demon Secret Realm, only Lin Tianyun had not returned.
However, from the time the Secret Realm closed until now, only half a month has passed.
Based on the estimated distance, Lin Tianyunâs delay in returning to the family grounds is likely due to the far distance or being delayed by certain matters, requiring more time.
After all, within countries spanning tens of thousands of miles, there exist many powerful demonic beasts and human cultivators.
Besides, at the closure of the Secret Realm, the entire Qingzhou Cultivation World became chaotic, especially within the Central Ten States of Qingzhou, where many people with impure motives existed.
These individuals waited at places where Secret Realm passages might appear, and once someone emerged from the Secret Realm, they immediately became targets for robbery.
Therefore, unless one had a strong background or a sufficiently powerful group to support them, they would usually encounter several troubles.
In this aspect, Qin Xi was once attacked by a group of cultivators, and Lin Tianming likewise was targeted by multiple cultivators.
Ultimately, either one had to defeat opponents in battle, or display sufficient cultivation strength to deter the adversary.
Alternatively, possessing a strong enough identity and background to deter enemies was crucial for avoiding trouble.
In terms of identity and background, although the Lin Family is not weak, it clearly lacks the deterrence power.
To intimidate Golden Core Stage cultivators akin to desperados, only the Qingzhou Five Major Nascent Soul Powers may have such capability.
Of course, this is only a possibility; itâs hard to say how much deterrence power they indeed have.
Thus, thereâs surely a reason for Lin Tianyunâs temporary absence.
Lin Shilu naturally understood this point, yet as a Lin Family elder, his heart always worried about them.
Thankfully, with two of the Lin Familyâs three members having returned, Lin Shiluâs concerns have eased significantly.
Currently, upon hearing the news of Lin Tianmingâs return, Lin Shilu awaited eagerly outside his cave mansion for Lin Tianmingâs arrival.
In less than a moment, Lin Tianming arrived outside Lin Shiluâs cave mansion.
From afar, Lin Tianming saw Lin Shilu standing outside the cave mansion, waiting, his face constantly wearing a smile and seemingly very excited.
Seeing this, Lin Tianming couldnât help but chuckle and quickly walked up.
From afar, Lin Tianmingâs hearty laughter had already reached.
âNephew Tianming, greets Fifteenth Grandfather.â
Lin Tianming approached and bowed respectfully, maintaining his courteous demeanor as before.
Though now Lin Tianmingâs strength surpassed that of his elder Lin Shilu, by quite a margin.
In front of Lin Shilu, Lin Tianming always bore gratitude and admiration, appearing as a junior under any circumstances.
Within his heart, his kinship with Lin Shilu seemed closer than with his own grandpa.
Of course, it wasnât that Lin Tianming wasnât close with Lin Shigong, but when compared to Lin Shilu, Lin Tianming relied more on the latter.
The reason being, during Lin Tianmingâs growth, Lin Shilu spent more time with him.
When he was young, Lin Tianming almost always followed around Lin Shilu, and upon stepping into the Path of Immortality and beginning cultivation, Lin Shilu provided far more assistance and care than Grandpa Lin Shigong did.
Besides, Lin Shilu never married or had children, always treating Lin Tianming as his own grandson.
Moreover, since young, Lin Shilu had benefited from Lin Shigongâs care, developing better relationships than other same-generation family members.
Thus, Lin Shigong had only one grandson, Lin Tianming, and Lin Shilu, as a close-kin elder to Lin Tianming, naturally showed him more closeness and concern.
Based on such foundations, after years of close companionship, Lin Tianmingâs affection for Lin Shilu differed from that toward his paternal grandpa Lin Shigong.
So, upon seeing Lin Shilu, besides the excitement of returning home, Lin Tianming felt an extreme sense of relief.
Over at Lin Shilu, he felt the same way.
Barely calming down, Lin Shilu took two steps forward to lift Lin Tianming, then began asking with concern.
As they walked, Lin Tianming exchanged a few casual words with Lin Shilu.
Soon, the two entered the cave mansion, chatting leisurely in the small courtyard.
Regarding Lin Tianmingâs general experiences, Lin Shilu had learned some from Qin Xi, but only what happened inside the Secret Realm.
Because afterward, when the Secret Realm closed, the Lin Family trio was scattered through transmission, no one knew where others landed.
Hence, Lin Shilu was unaware of Lin Tianmingâs experiences post-Secret Realm closure.
Now, as time passed since the Secret Realm closed half a month ago.
During this period, even though Lin Tianming caused a significant stir in Yuxu Country, drawing considerable attention and discussion among cultivators.
But due to the vast distance from Yuxu Country to Jinfeng Nation, separated by two large countries, the two nations are tens of thousands of miles apart.
Currently, even with the teleportation formations making travel easier, the major events there hadnât spread to Jinfeng Nation.
Under such circumstances, Lin Shilu remained uninformed about what transpired with Lin Tianming post-Secret Realm closure.
Precisely for this reason, Lin Shilu showed profound concern for Lin Tianmingâs subsequent experiences.
And responding to Lin Shiluâs concern, Lin Tianming wasted no time, nor hid anything.
Thereupon, Lin Tianming recounted starting from the Secret Realmâs closure, informing Lin Shilu of his landing at the Sunset Creek, a notorious danger spot in Yuxu Countryâs cultivation world.
Following, was the joint interceptive battle involving multiple Golden Core Stage cultivators.
In that fierce battle, Lin Tianming demonstrated extraordinary strength, ultimately vanquishing several opponents with relative ease.
His terrifying personal strength directly intimidated several remaining impure-minded groups.
Finally, Lin Tianming managed a safe departure from Sunset Creek.
The subsequent process involved concealing his whereabouts and continuously traveling.
Upon knowing these experiences, Lin Shiluâs heart pounded to his throat.
In his view, though Lin Tianming narrated lightly, the circumstances were excessively dangerous.
After all, not only was Sunset Creek inherently treacherous, but it also lay at the heart of Yuxu Countryâs cultivation realm.
Yuxu Country belonged to the Blood Red Alliance territory, and given the relation between the Lin Family and the Blood Red Alliance, and a series of previous grievances, not to mention at the Secret Realm closure.
Even during usual times, Lin Family members dare not easily step into Yuxu Countryâs domain.
So Lin Tianmingâs luck seemed terrible at such a crucial moment, being arbitrarily teleported to Yuxu Country.
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