CHAPTER 292: CHAPTER 292: ANCESTOR’S BLESSING?

Can you afford it?

These four words struck straight at the soul, making Lin Shuo’s old face hang a little.

The eldest is cultivating by his master’s side, with a Spirit Pool providing Spiritual Energy and unlimited Spirit Stones and Elixirs available, which is certainly impossible to match.

Living as a father for so many years, this is the first time he heard of a miraculous Spirit Pool capable of providing endless Spiritual Energy.

There is no such Spirit Gathering Array at home as the Immortal Lady mentioned, yet the eldest, being a cultivation genius, will definitely have greater demands for absorbing Spiritual Energy. How could there be so many Spirit Stones dedicated solely for his use?

Without enough Spirit Stones and certainly no Elixirs, delaying the eldest’s cultivation future could very possibly lead to being completely abandoned by his master, and he would definitely resent me; the second son, Tianzuo, might also become estranged with me for not assuming the position of Patriarch.

By then, putting forth full effort might instead foster two enemies!

The more Lin Shuo thought, the more he got a headache. First, the eldest had been missing since childhood and did not grow up by his side; even though they have a blood relationship as father and son, they are still strangers now that he is found. If he really followed his master, would he still care about the Lin Family when there are good things in the future?

Afraid he’d forget them instantly!

If he doesn’t let him go and the relationship with Mr. Jiang really sours, they’ll gain no benefit and hinder the second son Tianzuo’s future, causing his father-in-law to stop supporting them, wouldn’t that be a complete loss?

How to play this seemingly good hand left him in a dilemma.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Lin, fearing procrastination, kept murmuring about their difficulties, how business is hard to do and Spirit Stones hard to earn these days, wishing to propose an alliance among human cultivators, which would require substantial resource support.

However, fighting for massive resources is easier said than done!

The Human World already suffers from dispersing Spiritual Energy; hundreds of years of delay have made cultivation resources completely disappear, forcing them to compete with Demon Beasts and Demon Cultivators as the Wilderness descends.

Demon Beasts are inherently much stronger than humans, while Demon Cultivators have deep foundations.

Families like Lin’s, which have lost legacy and are starting over without strong ancestral support, can only strive to survive in crevices.

Relying on the blessings brought by their ancestral visits in recent years, the family has swiftly expanded and maintained daily expenses, already considered ancestral blessings. It’s hard enough to produce a promising son, yet unable to support him.

"... That ancestor went to the Otherworld for cloud travel, already at the Nascent Soul Realm, extremely powerful and generous! As everyone knows, the cultivation realms for human cultivators begin with Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and further to Enlightenment, Fusion, Heartbeat, Golden Core, and then Nascent Soul Realm. To achieve such a realm is truly arduous..."

The Great Elder eagerly described how mighty the ancestor was, full of pride.

"Cloud travel in the Otherworld?" Bai Yunqi sneered with a peculiar tone: "It’s my first time hearing such a pure saying; didn’t he just take all the family resources and leave you ancestors behind?"

Hu Zhile chimed in: "Though he abandoned his descendants during the Spiritual Energy scarce period, now thinking of returning to leave them a few trump cards shows some conscience."

"Conscience? It exists, but not much..."

Watching the two contract pets criticize everything, Jiang Yuan knew they were displeased with Wan Mingchuan’s previous agreement not to reject the young patriarch seal.

In their view, if little Chuancai truly acknowledged his ancestors and continued as the young patriarch, he would completely leave the small courtyard, no matter how closely they could interact later; the relationship would not be as intimate as gathering together daily.

Jiang Yuan, however, was quite open-minded about this; everyone has their own path to choose, as the proverb goes, "a thousand miles build the canopy, but there’s no feast that doesn’t disperse."

If disciples want to go, they go; if they want to stay, they stay. Young people have time and energy to err; trying out several paths is harmless.

"Travelled to the Otherworld during Spiritual Energy scarcity, advanced to Nascent Soul Realm after hundreds of years, then suddenly grew a conscience to return, yet only built a tower?" Bai Yunqi’s mind wasn’t gentle, but the more he pondered, the more he felt something was off.

The cultivation realm names vary among humans, Demon Cultivators, Ghost Cultivators, and demon cultivators, but the strength measurement is roughly comparable.

If the cultivator who arrived at Lin Mansion years ago was indeed Nascent Soul Realm, it’s at least three realms higher than he presently is.

These people from Lin Family, having witnessed great events and received gifts from ancestors, should not have been so frightened by the joint momentum from the two beasts.

Usually, those who seek shelter for descendants leave them survival means or recalls for rescue, while Lin Family merely activated a feeble array with no illustriousness at all.

Could it be that the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator didn’t leave them any trump cards?

Then why bother building a cultivation-focused tower?

"When your Nascent Soul ancestor descended, was his influence compared to mine?" Bai Yunqi suspected they were exaggerating to inflate their status, cheating the legitimate heir back.

He aimed to crush Lin Family downwards, letting little Chuancai recognize reality instead of being fooled by the enthusiasm and fakery of these people.

Lin Shuo, that unfeeling cad, being overly attentive, surely held no good intentions!

Thus, he deliberately unleashed pressure for comparison.

If their ancestor truly was Nascent Soul Realm, losing aura wasn’t important; after all, I’m merely the Venerable Family’s Family Guardian Immortal, without making Venerable Family lose face directly.

An enormous, suffocating pressure almost made the Great Elder unstable, as he smiled bitterly: "Senior, please retract your Divine Power, these old bones can hardly withstand it.

That ancestor returned to find descendants, his attitude exceedingly mild, and his aura didn’t match your sharpness. Presumably, Senior has upgraded to Nascent Soul Realm... oh no, you should match Transformation Realm? Where Demon Cultivators can manifest their Heaven and Earth Dharma Aspect in transformation?"

Bai Yunqi didn’t answer, slightly raised his brows glancing at Hu Zhile, then turned to Venerable Family, with a meaningful expression.

Jiang Yuan, after all, lacked experience, hence didn’t detect anything unusual from their descriptions; only when escorted by a mighty crowd to the rear mountain and saw the black hexagonal stone tower did he slightly hesitate to inquire: "Is this the Silent Cultivation Tower?"

"That’s right, precisely built upon the return of the ancestor going cloud travel to other worlds!" If placed ordinarily, the Great Elder would definitely repeat countless times the same phrases, boasting about Silent Cultivation Tower to demonstrate Lin Family’s remarkable status.

After being embarrassed instead of showing off in the hall, he dared not speak more, fearing failing to make an impressive display and exposing shortcomings instead.

Upon affirmation, Jiang Yuan couldn’t help furrowing his brows.

From the system’s identification results, this object definitely had something fishy!

"Venerable Family, what’s improper?" Hu Zhile assumed Lin Family exaggerated after hearing that their description of Nascent Soul Realm aura fell short of Senior Bai’s, blowing hot air.

Unexpectedly, even Venerable Family’s expression altered, evidently indicating things weren’t right.

[Silent Cultivation Tower: personally constructed by Otherworld Heartbeat Realm peak cultivator Yuan Liyang, possessing an array made from Lin Family ancestral remains, assisting awakening of bloodline inheritance. Once someone obtains bloodline through the array within, Yuan Liyang can receive a response and potentially target the individual. Furthermore, due to insufficient energy, only one person can enter for closed cultivation each time.]

Where’s the promised blessings from Lin Family’s ancestor?

It turns out, they damned well gave their ancestor as a blessing, huh?