Chapter 155
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Chapter 155: The Ghostly Nether Ancestor
Lin Feng had actually known what Yin Ziyue looked like for a long time.
How could a thin veil possibly block his divine sense?
The reason he paid no attention to her was because he felt Yin Ziyue was quite the “green tea” type of woman—especially a very strong flavor of it.
Don’t ask why!
Every man has that intuition, and it’s accurate more than ninety percent of the time.
After returning to the conference room, Lin Feng began asking Liu Neng about specific details concerning the spiritual vein.
Unfortunately, Liu Neng didn’t know.
Niu Ben had gathered these people together and only mentioned it briefly. The exact situation would only become clear once they got to Jinghang City.
Before long, Niu Ben had the helicopter ready.
Everyone boarded, heading straight for Jinghang City.
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Half an hour later, the helicopter landed in a private estate.
As soon as they stepped off, an elderly man in black robes led a group of people over to greet them quickly, smiling as he said,
“Elder Niu, it’s been a while!”
“Yes, Brother Lin. It’s been almost three years since we parted ways!”
Niu Ben and the black-robed elder gave each other a light hug, their expressions tinged with emotion.
This black-robed elder’s name was Lin Feihai, and he was Niu Ben’s sworn brother.
When the two were young, they had explored the martial world together, forming a deep friendship.
The information about this spirit stone mine came from Lin Feihai, which spoke volumes about the closeness of their relationship.
While the two were talking, Lin Feng used that moment to size up the surroundings.
Without a doubt, this Lin Family was definitely a top-tier martial arts family in Jinghang City.
Just the estate alone seemed to span nearly a thousand mu.
Among the guards standing before them, the weakest ones were in the Mystic Realm, and there were quite a few Acquired Realm experts too.
As for the black-robed elder, he had reached the fifth level of the Innate Realm!
“Jiangnan’s six major cities—Jinling City really can’t compare. A Mystic Realm martial artist would be a big shot in Jinling City, but here, they’re just guards.”
Lin Feng felt a bit emotional.
No wonder that Nangong Wentian had been so arrogant before, putting none of Jinling City’s major powers in his eyes. It was not entirely baseless.
After all, the major figures of Jinling City—such as Tan Tianhong, Long Hao, and Di Shitian—were all merely at the peak of the Earth Realm. In Jinghang City, they were nothing special.
However, Lin Feng also found it curious.
Logically, given Jinling City’s history as the ancient capital of six dynasties, it shouldn’t be so weak. Could something unknown have happened at some point?
“Brother Lin, allow me to introduce a few esteemed individuals behind me!”
Just then, Niu Ben turned around and smiled.
Lin Feihai nodded, his keen gaze sweeping over Liu Neng and Yin Ziyue.
Finally, his eyes landed on Granny Jinhua, a trace of heaviness flickering across his face.
A master—without a doubt, she was an expert.
Her martial aura was enormously powerful, definitely above the fifth level of the Innate Realm.
As for Lin Feng, Lin Feihai simply overlooked him.
He couldn’t sense any martial aura from Lin Feng at all, assuming he was just a junior Niu Ben had brought along to broaden his horizons.
“Brother Niu, who might this be?”
Lin Feihai looked at Granny Jinhua and asked carefully.
“This is Granny Jinhua, seventh level of the Innate Realm.”
Niu Ben smiled.
All the Lin Family members present gasped at that.
Seventh level of the Innate Realm?
In all of Jinghang City, that was practically unrivaled!
Even Niu Ben’s expression grew more solemn.
Once you stepped into the Innate Realm, every additional level was extremely difficult to achieve.
So although only two minor levels separated him and Granny Jinhua, once a fight broke out, she could defeat him in a very short time.
“Lin Feihai of the Lin Family greets Granny Jinhua!”
Lin Feihai stepped forward with respect.
In the martial world, strength was everything, and although he was the former family head of the Lin Family, he saw no shame in such deference.
“Family Head Lin, you’re too polite.”
Granny Jinhua nodded.
Lin Feihai shifted his gaze to Yin Ziyue and Liu Neng, about to speak when Niu Ben cut him off.
“Brother Lin, this is Lin Feng—Young Master Lin…”
“Young Master Lin?”
Lin Feihai was taken aback. He studied Lin Feng with puzzled eyes.
Given that Niu Ben was introducing this white-robed youth second, it clearly showed he was no ordinary man.
Yet, no matter how Lin Feihai looked at him, he couldn’t see anything special about Lin Feng.
“Never judge a book by its cover—don’t underestimate Young Master Lin. His strength is unfathomable; even Granny Jinhua might not be his match.”
Niu Ben whispered in Lin Feihai’s ear.
Lin Feihai stiffened at those words.
He knew his sworn brother wouldn’t lie. Quickly, he forced a smile and said,
“I didn’t expect this young fellow to also have the surname Lin. That practically makes you one of our own!”
“Yes. You can chat among yourselves. Just call me when you’re departing. I’ll wander around.”
Lin Feng responded briefly, then set off deeper into the estate.
He had sensed a familiar aura of spiritual energy—a type of spirit herb he needed to check out. If he was right, just obtaining that herb would make this trip worthwhile.
Watching Lin Feng’s departing silhouette, Lin Feihai frowned slightly.
Many members of the Lin Family showed displeasure. They felt Lin Feng was overstepping—after all, the old family head had personally come out to greet him. Even if he was a younger generation member, he shouldn’t be this casual.
He was going off to roam on his own?
This was the Lin Family estate, and many areas were off-limits.
How could he just wander at will without their permission?
In that moment, everyone in the Lin Family had a terrible first impression of Lin Feng. Had it not been for Niu Ben, someone would have spoken up to reprimand him.
“Hehe, Young Master Lin is just like that. I hope you don’t mind,” said Niu Ben somewhat helplessly, promptly trying to smooth things over.
“It’s fine,” replied Lin Feihai with a shake of his head. Then, looking at a young woman in a pink dress standing among the crowd, he said, “A-Mei, go and accompany Young Master Lin around the estate.”
“I’ll go instead. This estate of yours is lovely, and I’d like to have a look around myself,” Yin Ziyue suddenly offered.
“This is Miss Yin from the Flower Deity Palace,” Niu Ben introduced.
Lin Feihai stiffened at the mention.
The Flower Deity Palace was a formidable sect in the mountains, with profound heritage—far beyond what the Lin Family could match.
On top of that, Yin Ziyue had already reached the fifth level of the Innate Realm at such a young age, making a future breakthrough into the Grandmaster Realm almost a certainty.
He quickly saluted, “Greetings, Miss Yin.”
“Mm.”
Yin Ziyue nodded. With a light tap of her foot, she soared dozens of meters in a single bound, heading in Lin Feng’s direction.
Seeing that, the Lin Family’s younger generation all looked on with admiration.
That was a true fairy in the flesh—beautiful and powerful.
Among them, however, a certain young man in black had a gleam in his eyes.
“Not bad at all. She’s almost on par with some of the top-notch women my true body has slept with. And her vital yin energy is abundant—if I could absorb it, I’d recover a bit more of my cultivation!”
That black-clad youth was Lin Shuhan, direct descendant of the Lin Family. But in truth, he was a body snatcher.
His original identity was a Nascent Soul old monster.
In a great battle thousands of years ago, he had been severely injured. Abandoning his original body, his Nascent Soul had fled in disgrace and eventually fell into a dormant state, only awakening a year ago.
Once he awakened, he took over Lin Shuhan’s body. Making use of the Lin Family’s resources, his cultivation gradually recovered and had now reached the ninth level of Qi Refinement.
Even though it was just the ninth level of Qi Refinement, as a cultivator, he far surpassed ordinary martial artists.
Coupled with his previous lifetime’s combat experience, he could be considered invincible below martial Grandmasters.
“Despite it being an age of waning spiritual energy, that might not be a bad thing for me.
“In this era, martial arts dominate. Once I, Ghost Underworld Patriarch, return to the Golden Core stage, I’ll sweep across everyone, doing whatever I please!
“Plus, the Spirit-Conveying Flower I’ve been cultivating for so long is about to bloom. At that time, I’ll break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. Then, I won’t fear even martial Grandmasters!”
At this thought, Lin Shuhan’s lips curled into a wicked smile.
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