85: Who can't act?

The light of wisdom flickered in Lin Jingyu's eyes, as if he had pierced through the fog.

"Don't forget, the Foundation of the Immovable Wisdom King Art is that Physical Body Foundation which rivals a Foundation Establishment Cultivator! As long as your Physical Body Foundation is undamaged and your Origin Qi and blood remain, once you recover from your injuries and Cultivate the tempered, incomparably powerful 'Immovable Wisdom King Body', you will be able to have Qi and blood like a Dragon, rivaling a great Foundation Establishment Cultivator, suppressing the petty, and awe-inspiring in all directions!"

"Family Head!" he said heavily at the end, gripping Lin Lingshan's hand even tighter, conveying incomparable confidence and strength.

"Why must you be so decadent? Hope has never been severed! Your path is far from reaching its end!"

These words were like a thunderclap on flat ground, exploding fiercely in the dead lake of Lin Lingshan's heart!

He suddenly widened his eyes, and in his turbid pupils, the long-extinguished flame seemed to be reignited by a faint spark from these resonant, hopeful words.

Immediately, his eyes grew brighter and brighter, and he kept muttering, "That's right, that's right... I remember... I remember... it seems..."

Taking a deep breath, Lin Lingshan, enduring the stinging pain in his Meridians, channeled a wisp of spiritual power into his Storage Pouch.

A dark golden animal skin scroll, about one foot wide and five feet long, appeared in his hands, which were trembling like leaves in the wind.

The scroll was impossibly ancient, its edges worn down severely, with some parts even fraying, but the material was neither metal nor leather, feeling cold and tough to the touch.

Faint, profound spiritual light, flickering like breathing, flowed across the surface of the skin, exuding an aura of vast antiquity.

Lin Lingshan eagerly, almost roughly, unfolded the scroll.

It was densely packed with ancient, twisted characters resembling tadpoles, the strokes deep and obscure. Beside them were diagrams of cultivation with knotted muscles and surging Qi and blood, the postures strange, exuding a sense of primitive power.

His withered fingers trembled violently with excitement, skimming rapidly over the dense characters and diagrams. His eyes grew brighter, his breathing became more rapid, and his chest heaved violently, pulling at his wounds and causing another bout of intense pain, yet he was completely oblivious!

After a long while, he suddenly slammed the animal skin scroll onto the bed.

Excitedly, he coughed several times.

"Found it! Found it!!" He slapped the scroll again, making a crisp 'pop' sound.

A bout of heart-wrenching coughing followed his excitement, and blood foam mixed with fragments of internal organs spilled from the corners of his mouth, yet his face flushed with a morbid, almost delirious flush!

"...It says... it clearly says... if... if the Qi cultivation Foundation is destroyed... one can... can transform all of one's mixed spiritual power... completely... completely into supreme resources for tempering the Physical Body!"

He raised his head, tears mixed with blood rolling down his eyes, his voice choked and hoarse, yet filled with the ecstasy of surviving a desperate situation: "I... I am not useless yet! I still have a path to walk! Heaven does not destroy me! Heaven does not destroy my Lin Family!"

He took a deep breath, and tears could not help but slide from the corners of his eyes.

Lin Jingyu, standing to the side, also saw the contents of the scroll.

His powerful Mental Energy, like a high-precision scanner, instantly imprinted the profound, obscure characters and strange diagrams into the depths of his mind in minute detail.

Every stroke and every subtle turn of the Qi and blood circulation was crystal clear.

The description of the 'Immovable Wisdom King Art' was far from as simple as Lin Lingshan had described; there were also various Medicinal Pills mentioned. When he had some free time later, he would ponder it; it might play a crucial role.

However, Lin Lingshan must not get excited again now; the wounds that had already recovered a bit had been broken open and were bleeding again due to his excitement.

He said in a deep voice, "Family Head, the urgent matter is to stabilize your injuries and recuperate in peace. As long as you can recover, you will definitely be able to suppress all the petty people in the Lin Family and let our Lin Family sweep away the gloom!"

Lin Lingshan nodded heavily, the decadence and Death Qi in his eyes swept away, reigniting that familiar, sharp edge like a hawk.

He looked at the youth before him who, in this time of Family crisis, had not panicked, but instead remained calm and composed. He was even able to wake him, a person in a dream, with a single word. A surge of indescribable admiration and gratification welled up in his heart.

"Good! Good! Good!" Lin Lingshan raised his arm, which felt like it weighed a thousand catties, and with all his might, slapped it heavily onto Lin Jingyu's slightly thin shoulder.

He was truly a Body Cultivator; it looked like he hadn't used any force, yet the slap made Lin Jingyu stagger, almost unable to stand steady.

"With a descendant like you in the Lin Family, this old man... even if I close my eyes now, I will die without regrets!"

In his eyes was unreserved trust and entrustment, as if he wanted to press the entire future of the Lin Family onto this youth's shoulders.

"As long as this old man has a breath left, and these old bones haven't fallen apart! No one is allowed to touch a hair of my Lin Family! Betray the Family for glory? Don't even think about it! Unless... unless they step over this old man's corpse!"

Lin Jingyu felt his shoulder burning with pain, but his heart felt like it had been stuffed with a red-hot branding iron, so hot that his eye sockets felt a little warm.

The Family Head's words meant he was being treated as true Family.

Thoughts raced through his mind, and a bold plan instantly took shape.

Currently, strong enemies were surrounding them, and the Grand Elder's attitude was ambiguous.

If he were to learn that the Family Head could not only recover quickly but even break through restrictions and reach a higher level, he might stir up some trouble.

For now, it was better to deceive him and wait for Family Head Lin Lingshan to slowly heal his injuries.

"Family Head," Lin Jingyu lowered his voice and leaned into Lin Lingshan's ear, his eyes flickering with cunning and calm light. "The crisis is all around us right now, and as for the Grand Elder's side... we..."

A smile appeared on the corner of Lin Lingshan's mouth; those eyes seemed able to see through his little schemes. How could a Family Head be a fool? Immediately—

"Cough, cough..." Lin Lingshan suddenly had a fit of coughing, and blood spilled from the corners of his mouth again. His body swayed, and he only managed not to collapse thanks to Lin Jingyu supporting him.

The face that had regained a hint of color instantly turned ashen, as if covered in a layer of Death Qi.

"...I... I am not going to make it..."

Lin Jingyu understood immediately; this was a ruse to feign weakness!

He immediately put on an expression of extreme grief, his voice choked with tears: "Family Head! Hold on! Quickly, go find the Elder, go get the Medicinal Pill!"

He was mainly shouting towards the window outside. He believed that the Grand Elder would definitely have arranged for people to watch this place.

Then, to ensure credibility, he dragged and pulled Lin Lingshan out into the courtyard. He continued to shout loudly.

The commotion was quite large, and many clansmen gathered around. Seeing the Family Head in such a state, with weak breathing and covered in blood, they immediately became anxious. After all, no matter what, Lin Lingshan was the Family Head, the pillar of the Lin Family.

"Family Head, what happened to you?"

"Family Head, don't scare us!"

...

Seeing that the timing was about right, Lin Jingyu roared with red-rimmed eyes: "Everyone, move aside! Don't crowd around! Keep your voices down! You'll startle the Family Head again!"

Some people looked indignant and muttered in low voices: "Talk about keeping our voices down! The sound of all of us combined isn't as loud as you alone."