202: Return to the Lin Family! (Second Update)

At the Peak of Kunlun, a brilliant Sword Light shot into the sky, tearing through the night, and sped towards the southeast.

Lin Xiao rode his sword, the biting wind making his robes flap.

His speed was extremely fast; the mountains and rivers beneath him rapidly receded, turning into blurry color blocks.

His destination: Xuhang City.

The Lin Family.

A word both familiar and strange surfaced in his heart.

In his mind, the face of a middle-aged man, imposing without anger, lingered.

Lin Xiaotian.

His father, the current Family Head of the Lin Family.

The Lin Family was once a renowned Sword Dao Family among the Qi Refiners of the Dragon Kingdom, and their Lin Family Sword Art was considered unique in that small circle.

However, that was all in the past.

The current Lin Family had long since declined, its glory gone.

His father, Lin Xiaotian, spent half his life yearning to restore the Lin Family's prestige, but his own talent was limited, and he never touched a higher threshold in his lifetime.

Thus, he placed all his hopes on the next generation.

And Lin Xiao, from a young age, had been hailed as a rare Sword Dao prodigy, seen only once in a hundred years for the Lin Family, a treasure held in the palms of all the Family elders, the sole hope for the Lin Family's rise.

His father had planned everything for him.

Diligently Cultivate the Lin Family Sword Art, make a name for himself in the Qi Refiner circle, then marry a woman from another Qi Refiner Family, forming a powerful alliance to solidify their status... a clear path, yet one so narrow it was suffocating.

Until he saw Han Li's viral live stream clip and learned about the existence of Kunlun Cultivation Academy.

He saw a broader, grander world.

He decided that the path his father had arranged for him was too narrow.

So narrow that he could only see this small plot of land in Xuhang City, only see the petty squabbles between so-called Qi Refiner Families.

“The Dao of Qi Refiners is the Righteous Path! What Immortal Cultivation Academy? It's just a bunch of charlatans trying to attract attention!”

“If you dare to step out of the Lin Family, you will no longer be a part of my Lin Family! I, Lin Xiaotian, have no son like you!”

On the other end of the phone, his father's roar and shout seemed like they were just yesterday.

Lin Xiao's face was devoid of any expression.

Severing ties?

Ridiculous.

Can the Lin Family's Bloodline be severed just by saying so?

He admitted he was a part of the Lin Family and was willing to contribute to its rise.

But he would do it his own way.

Tomorrow would be the Young Qi Refiner Competition jointly organized by several Qi Refiner Schools and Families around Xuhang City.

This was the stage his father, Lin Xiaotian, had always valued most and most wanted him to shine on.

In the past, he might have strived for that so-called top spot for his father's expectations.

Now, he would go too.

He would win the top spot to bring glory to his Family.

More importantly, he would make his father and all the Lin Family members see clearly.

The path he had chosen was not wrong... Meanwhile.

Inside the male dormitory of Kunlun Cultivation Academy.

Liu Lian, Fang Yuan, and Han Li looked at the Sword Light disappearing into the sky outside the window, exchanging glances.

“Holy cow!”

Liu Lian was the first to exclaim, his voice filled with shock and disbelief.

“Was that... Lin Xiao just now?”

“He... he Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage?!”

As a classmate from the same department as Lin Xiao, he knew Lin Xiao's previous cultivation best: Foundation Establishment Stage Great Perfection, seemingly one step away from Golden Core, but in reality, there was a world of difference between the two.

But now, that soaring, incomparably sharp Sword Intent was clearly the power that only a Golden Core Stage Cultivator could possess!

How was this possible?

The finals had just ended!

Was this guy riding a rocket?

Han Li didn't speak, he just stroked his chin, lost in thought.

“He Breakthrough right after the competition, then left in a hurry on his sword without even saying goodbye.”

“There must be some urgent matter of great importance.”

Fang Yuan nodded, his face also showing a hint of solemnity.

“We are all preparing for the demon-slaying expedition down the mountain in three days, but he left alone in advance.”

“What could be so urgent that it makes Lin Xiao so anxious?”

In their impression, Lin Xiao had always been a quiet, taciturn “Sword fanatic” who cared about nothing but Cultivation and combat.

For him to be so flustered and leave the Academy overnight, the matter was definitely not simple.

Liu Lian plopped down on the bed, speaking sourly.

“Who cares what it is.”

“This guy is now a Golden Core Stage big shot, the first person in our Academy to Breakthrough to Golden Core on his own!”

“Damn it, comparing people to people makes you mad. I was still gloating about my mother-child seven star sword casket, and he just turned around and became a Golden Core himself.”

“How am I going to show off in front of him now?”

Han Li rolled his eyes at him.

“That's all you amount to.”

“But then again, Lin Xiao's commotion was too big. The Dean must know. Since the Dean didn't stop him, it means that although the matter is urgent, it should still be within a controllable range.”

Fang Yuan nodded in agreement, but the doubts in his heart did not diminish.

Where exactly did Lin Xiao go?

And for what?

The three discussed for a long time but couldn't come up with a conclusion.

In the end, they could only suppress this doubt in their hearts and each prepare for the mountain expedition in three days.

The night grew deeper.

And that Sword Light, which had cut through the night sky, had already crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, appearing above Xuhang City.

Lin Xiao retracted his Sword Light and slowly descended in front of a vast Chinese-style manor.

The vermilion gate, the two majestic stone lions at the entrance, and the gilded plaque above the doorway with the words “Lin Manor” written on it.

Everything was the same as in his memory.

Only, his state of mind at this moment had already undergone a complete upheaval.

He wasn't here to beg for forgiveness.

He was here to prove himself.