29: Lin Wuyuan, the ancient prodigy

“Hahahaha… Is that so? That's really great, then,” a Lin Clan Disciple said with an awkward smile, feeling a bit dejected.

But he quickly returned to normal, looking at the competition arena with anticipation.

He muttered to himself, “I heard that the Ancient Prodigies sleeping within the Family will also awaken to participate in this Sequence Battle. I wonder if Young Lord Lin Xiao is their match.”

All the Lin Clan Disciples quietly discussed.

Upon realizing they might not have to enter the arena, there was excitement, despondency, and frustration.

All sorts of expressions appeared on the faces of the Lin Clan Disciples.

But without exception, as they looked towards the arena, their faces were all filled with anticipation.

Who will be the five people to represent our Lin Clan in this era's struggle for destiny?

Young Lord Lin Xiao?

Or perhaps the three Ancient Prodigies who just awakened?

No one had a definitive answer in their hearts.

Soon, as time passed.

An old man with a white beard, exuding immense pressure, slowly walked onto the arena in the center of the Ancestral Land.

This old man was surrounded by flowing white clouds and entwined with immortal spiritual energy, fully displaying his Saint Realm power.

He was Old Ancestor Bai Yun, one of the few Saint Realm Ancestors of the Lin Clan.

As Old Ancestor Bai Yun appeared, countless Lin Clan Disciples on the outskirts of the Ancestral Land began to discuss.

“Oh my god, it's Old Ancestor Bai Yun! A living Old Ancestor Bai Yun! This is my first time seeing a living Old Ancestor Bai Yun!”

“Old Ancestor Bai Yun has probably lived for over a hundred thousand years, right? If I remember correctly, he was our Lin Clan's great-great-great-great… great Clan Chief.”

“Brother, how many 'greats' did you just say?”

“Not many, maybe 13.”

“Uh…”

… “Ahem, alright, my children of the Lin Clan, please be quiet and listen to me.”

After Old Ancestor Bai Yun stepped onto the stage, he coughed.

As his voice fell, the entire Lin Clan Ancestral Land immediately fell silent, not a sound to be heard.

Old Ancestor Bai Yun nodded with satisfaction at this scene, then continued.

“After an unknown number of epochs, my Lin Clan still…”

“Alright, I now announce that the Lin Clan Sequence Battle begins now.”

After Old Ancestor Bai Yun spoke a long, eloquent passage, he loudly declared, then vanished from the spot.

After Old Ancestor Bai Yun disappeared, a huge cheer immediately erupted throughout the Lin Clan Ancestral Land.

The Lin Clan's Family Sequence Battle this time adopted a drawing-lots method of competition.

A portion of the highest combat power was excluded, and a portion of the lowest combat power was excluded.

Then, through drawing lots, the six strongest individuals would be determined to challenge the six strongest Lin Clan Prodigies who were initially excluded.

These six individuals were three unknown Ancient Prodigies, Lin Xiao, Lin Haotian, and Lin Caifeng.

Twelve people would challenge each other to select the six strongest individuals.

Then, the six strongest individuals would challenge each other again to determine the sequence ranking.

The top five ranked individuals would be designated as the Family Sequence, while the sixth-ranked individual would be designated as the Family Reserve Sequence.

The Reserve Sequence, as the name implies, is a backup sequence.

If one of the five Lin Clan Sequences unfortunately falls.

Then the sequence ranking of the remaining Sequences will advance by one, and this Reserve Sequence will become the new Sequence Five.

If more were to die, the Lin Clan would no longer select new Sequences; everything would be left to fate.

After Old Ancestor Bai Yun left, the Lin Clan's Sequence Battle was in full swing… Meanwhile, deep within the Lin Clan Ancestral Land.

A young man wearing a purple Daoist robe, with divine clouds swirling around his entire body, slowly opened his eyes.

Although this young man appeared not much older, like Lin Xiao, he seemed only sixteen.

But his Aura was extraordinarily impressive, possessing the strength of a Peak King Sealing Realm, much more powerful than Lin Xiao's father.

“Wuyuan, you're awake. For this Family Sequence, I hope you give it your all.”

As this young man had just awakened, an extremely powerful figure appeared beside him; it was Old Ancestor Bai Yun, who had just appeared at the competition arena.

The young man, called Wuyuan, listened to Old Ancestor Bai Yun's words, hesitated for a moment, then slowly nodded: “Wuyuan receives the command.”

After speaking, he seemed to recall something and asked Old Ancestor Bai Yun: “Old Ancestor, may I ask how long I have been asleep?”

“Not long, just over two thousand seven hundred years,” Old Ancestor Bai Yun answered casually, then vanished from the spot.

Leaving only the young man called Wuyuan staring blankly at the sky outside.

After a long while, he slowly, somewhat dejectedly, sighed:

“'Not long,' he says, just over two thousand seven hundred years. Two thousand seven hundred years passed in a blink of an eye. My Chang'er, two thousand seven hundred years have passed, are you still here?”

“Alas, I suppose you are no longer here. But it's alright, even if you're not, I will find you.”

“Once I Breakthrough to the Great Saint Realm, I will comprehend the Law of Time and await your return in the vast Mortal World.”

As he spoke, this young Prodigy, who had slept from ancient times until now, actually began to cry.

Tears the size of soybeans flowed from the corners of his eyes, and as soon as they emerged, they turned into ice crystals that fell to the ground.

That's right, this was the Physique of this Ancient Prodigy.

The Ice Emperor Divine Emperor Physique.

After Old Ancestor Bai Yun left Lin Wuyuan's sleeping place, he appeared in two other locations within the Lin Clan Ancestral Land, waking the remaining two Ancient Prodigies one by one.

After these young men were awakened, their initial situations were similar to Lin Wuyuan's, but later, completely different situations emerged.

Lin Wuyuan was sad, one of the other two was dejected, and the other was pleasantly surprised.

Although their expressed emotions differed, the strength of these individuals was comparable.

Lin Kuang, Physique: Mad Blood Battle Physique, Cultivation: Peak King Sealing Realm.

Lin Jiuge, Physique: Primordial Taiji Physique, Cultivation: Peak King Sealing Realm.

These three, without exception, were all peerless Prodigies born in the Lin Clan's long history.

If these three were exposed, who knows how many forces would be shocked!!!

...At this time, after Lin Xiao returned from the Yao Beast Forest, he had been staying in the cultivation room, comprehending Chaos Arts.

It wasn't until the third day after the Sequence Battle began that he slowly awoke from his cultivation state.

At this time, Lin Xiao's Cultivation had reached the third level of the King Seal Realm, much stronger than before, and his surrounding Aura was mixed with faint Chaos Qi.

Compared to his previous strong Aura, the current Lin Xiao gave off a sense of etherealness, making him seem unfathomable.

As Lin Xiao had just awakened, Lin Changtian arrived beside him.

“Xiao'er, you're finally awake. Your father has already investigated the strength of those three Ancient Prodigies.”

“Are they strong?”

“Very strong.”

“How strong?”

“Peak King Sealing Realm!”

“That's all?”

“Pfft!!!” Lin Changtian spat blood again.

“Father, don't worry. I, Lin Xiao, possess a natural Overlord Physique, destined to Dominator this era,” Lin Xiao said proudly.

Lin Changtian nodded gravely, “Xiao'er, your father believes in you, but you still need to be careful when facing those Ancient Prodigies.”

“Hmph! Careful?”

“I don't think it's necessary. Besides living longer than me, what else makes them stronger than me?” Lin Xiao said.

…” Lin Changtian was speechless.

Well, it seemed that was indeed the case.

Those Ancient Prodigies, at Lin Xiao's age, might not have been as powerful as Lin Xiao.