53: I'll beat you to death, you unfilial son!

"But does something like a 'system' really exist in reality?"

Jiang Lin paced on the rooftop, chin in hand, pondering the clues related to this matter.

He first thought of the official Star Sea website's activation code lottery event. Despite a one-in-ten winning rate, both he and his sister had won simultaneously.

The original probability was only one in a hundred thousand; winning one was already absurd enough, but winning two definitely meant something fishy was going on.

"Star Sea definitely has a problem!"

The miraculous longevity water, alzheimers disease which is virtually incurable in the medical field, and the fully immersive virtual game that is completely out of step with the current era.

All these black technologies originate from Star Sea, this suddenly rising company.

Jiang Lin shook his head, feeling that the situation was somewhat tricky.

"It's better to leave the decision to the elders."

Late at night.

The lights were still on in Jiang Zhenhai's study; he was currently dealing with Jiang Family affairs.

Just then, there was an urgent knock on the door.

"Dad, it's me."

"Tsk."

Disturbed suddenly, Jiang Zhenhai seemed displeased.

"Come in."

Jiang Lin entered the study holding several sheets of A4 paper, his expression serious. He placed the papers on the desk when he reached his father.

"It's so late. What couldn't wait until tomorrow?"

"Dad, please look at this first."

Jiang Zhenhai adjusted his glasses, his gaze falling on the A4 paper. The conspicuous title at the top, "Star Guidance Technique: Incomplete Scroll," immediately caught his attention.

"Is this a cultivation technique?"

He quickly scanned the first few lines describing energy guidance, and his brows immediately furrowed into a frown.

The internal energy circulation routes and external martial arts stances of this technique were fundamentally different from all orthodox techniques on Blue Star; it was an entirely new cultivation system.

"Where did you get this?"

Jiang Zhenhai looked up, his expression becoming extremely serious.

"This technique looks like a rogue path no matter how you look at it, and it even has a hint of wickedness."

"You little brat, I'm warning you. The path of cultivation strictly forbids being overly ambitious and seeking quick success. These rogue techniques of unknown origin are often created by people with malicious intentions."

"Dad, this isn't some rogue path. Our Jiang Family's secret technique is basically trash compared to this Star Guidance Technique."

Jiang Lin briefly recounted his experience in the game.

"You little brat, are you asking for a whipping?"

Jiang Zhenhai was so angry that veins were popping out on his forehead.

"Our Jiang Family's secret technique, the 'Primal Yang Art,' was forged by countless generations of ancestors, born through continuous trial and error, making it the top-tier technique on Blue Star! How dare you compare this sacred text to..."

Seeing Jiang Zhenhai get up, intending to find a suitable weapon, Jiang Lin quickly stepped forward to stop him.

"Dad, don't rush. Let me demonstrate it once, and you'll understand."

Jiang Zhenhai kicked Jiang Lin square in the small of his back, sending him sprawling onto the floor.

His chest heaved violently as he gasped for air, his eyebrows knitted tightly. His emotions became incredibly agitated, filled with the sentiment of being angry at his son's failure to meet expectations.

"You little brat, I'll beat you to death today."

"You infuriate me."

The more Jiang Zhenhai thought about it, the angrier he became. He smashed a sandalwood chair with one slap, grabbed a chair leg, and swung it at Jiang Lin.

"Games! You won't practice cultivation properly, yet you play games!"

"Ah, playing! Have you played until your brain is broken?"

"Let's see if I don't whip you to death."

Jiang Lin screamed loudly as he was beaten, his arms swelling up.

"Dad, what are you doing!"

Just then, Jiang Yue rushed in from outside the door and quickly stepped between the father and son to shield her brother.

Jiang Lin's eyes were red, not from anger, but from grievance.

He had personally risked his life to verify the Star Guidance Technique. After confirming its effectiveness, he hadn't kept it private but had immediately brought it before his father, hoping to receive praise, only to be met with a vicious beating instead.

"Jiang Yue, move aside! I must beat this rebellious son to death today."

"Dad, what exactly did big brother do to make you so angry?"

"Your brother actually believes in a technique dropped in a game, and he dared to compare it to our Jiang Family's 'Primal Yang Art'."

Jiang Zhenhai did not finish his sentence; the thought alone made him furious.

Jiang Lin was inherently stubborn, and he could not swallow the indignation in his heart.

"Dad, open your eyes and watch carefully."

After uttering this harsh statement, Jiang Lin endured the pain and began demonstrating the Star Guidance Technique.

Jiang Zhenhai wanted to stop him, but it was already too late.

One must know that abruptly interrupting a cultivator while they are circulating energy is no joke; a mishap could easily lead to Qi deviation.

Jiang Yue, unaware of the truth, stood aside with a puzzled expression, watching.

Jiang Lin slightly spread his arms, as if embracing the cosmos, his head tilted up and his center of gravity lowered. Immediately, his left hand lifted upward in a supporting gesture, and his right hand formed a palm and rested near his Dantian.

His chest rose and fell slightly as he activated the breathing method of the Star Guidance Technique.

Five minutes passed.

As a Grandmaster-level expert, a powerhouse whose life index reached 15,000 points, Jiang Zhenhai's perception of energy was extremely acute.

Although invisible to the naked eye, he could clearly sense waves of majestic energy being continuously drawn into Jiang Lin's body.

"This!"

Jiang Zhenhai's expression turned solemn. For a moment, he couldn't grasp the core mechanism behind this.

Blue Star was in the Era of Dharma Decline; how could there be such pure spiritual energy?

Upon closer observation, he noticed that when his son circulated this mysterious technique, his state of mind was peaceful, and it faintly exuded a profound Dao rhythm that pointed directly to the origin of energy.

How could this be an evil technique?

It was clearly a divine scripture!

As Jiang Lin slowly finished the technique and exhaled a mouthful of stale air, he looked at his father without speaking.

Jiang Zhenhai remained silent for a long time. It was clear from the situation that he had truly misunderstood his son.

He quickly walked to the desk, picked up the A4 papers, and began scrutinizing them carefully.

After a long while, Jiang Zhenhai took a deep breath and attempted to circulate the initial portion of the technique himself.

When he finished circulating the energy, the shock in his heart was beyond words.

Just as his son had said—although the words were harsh—the truth was that the Jiang Family's 'Primal Yang Art' truly... couldn't compare at all to the Star Guidance Technique.

"Let's go, we're going to see your grandfather."

Jiang Zhenhai realized that this matter concerned the future rise of the Jiang Family. He dared not be negligent in the slightest, grabbed the A4 papers, and rushed toward a larger Chinese-style villa next door.

The brother and sister quickly jogged after him.

"Dad, I have earth-shattering good news!"

Jiang Zhenhai kept his voice low but excitedly knocked on the door, just as Jiang Lin had done earlier.

The door was opened by a young, beautiful maid.

Jiang Lin excitedly rushed into the study on the second floor, opened the door, and held up the A4 papers as if presenting a treasure.

"Jiang Zhenhai, what are you howling about in the middle of the night?"

Inside the study, a robust, semi-white-haired old man with an exceptionally ruddy complexion was sitting cross-legged on a cushion, holding a shiny, well-oiled back-scratcher.

Jiang Zhenhai's face was wreathed in smiles as he respectfully handed over the A4 papers.

"Dad, quickly look at this! The opportunity for our Jiang Family's rise has arrived!"

Jiang Long's eyes narrowed slightly. He suspiciously took the A4 paper, glanced at the title "Star Guidance Technique: Incomplete Scroll," then casually scanned the next two lines. His expression gradually turned serious, and his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"Hmm, this is interesting."

"This energy circulation route is certainly novel. Where did it come from?"

Jiang Long slightly raised his eyelids and looked toward his son.

"Dad, you absolutely won't believe it. Lin'er got this from a monster drop in a game."

"A real cultivation technique dropped in a game! Isn't that miraculous?"

Before Jiang Zhenhai could finish speaking, the old man's face darkened at a visible speed.

He slowly stood up, gripping the back-scratcher tightly.

"A 'game,' indeed! And 'dropped from a monster,' you say?"

Jiang Zhenhai's heart sank, sensing great trouble.

The old man was truly enraged. What kind of storms hadn't he witnessed in his life? But he had never seen anything this outrageous.

He had originally thought his son had acquired the technique from some rare ancient site, but the result was that it had been dropped in a video game.

"I'll show you 'miraculous'!"

The back-scratcher landed squarely on Jiang Zhenhai's shoulder, hurting him so much that he leaped two meters high, adjusting his posture mid-air, intending to make an early escape.

"I haven't hit you in decades! Did becoming the Family Head make your wings stiff?"

Jiang Zhenhai's body was locked down by a powerful surge of Qi. His body rapidly descended, crashing down onto his knees with a loud bang. Wood splintered, emitting a grating sound that made one's teeth ache.

"The younger one is ignorant, but are you, the older one, going crazy too?"

This scene was witnessed by the arriving brother and sister. Jiang Lin's lips curled up; he finally felt satisfied inside.