Lin Xun stepped out of Mind Cleansing Hall and saw rosy clouds slowly rising, the morning sun breaking through the clouds. The aroma of flowers and trees filled the air, relaxing and calming the mind.
The familiar environment made him feel much more at ease.
However, he found it strange that he didn’t see a single figure along the way, not even Lin Zhong.
“Oh, Young Master, have you finished your training?”
Soon, a female servant rushed past Lin Xun, but she quickly turned around and bowed respectfully when she realized it was him.
“Where are Uncle Zhong and the others?” asked Lin Xun
“They all went to the North Light Pavilion,” the servant said anxiously. “I heard that a young master was beaten up.”
Lin Xun frowned. “Tell me everything.”
The female servant stammered, “I don’t know the details. I only heard that the incident is related to those people outside Mind Cleansing Peak.”
Lin Xun’s eyes narrowed. “There are people outside Mind Cleansing Peak? How dare they block Mind Cleansing Peak? Who are they and what are they doing there?”The servant became more and more flustered and couldn’t utter a word.
Lin Xun’s frown deepened as he quickly hurried down the mountain.
He had only been gone for less than two months, but it seemed that many things had happened on Mind Cleansing Peak while he was gone.
The North Light Pavilion.
The North Light Pavilion clan members who had relocated back to Mind Cleansing Peak were clamoring indignantly.
“They have gone too far! They have gone too far! The descendants of the Zuo and Qin Clans are causing trouble on our Mind Cleansing Peak!”
“The most irritating thing is that the descendants of the three collateral branches of the Lin Family, West Creek, Cloud Weight and Flying Peak, are also helping them. They even wounded Younger Cousin Yunwen. They are an embarrassment to the Lin Family!”
“What traitors! They do not belong to the family.”
When Lin Xun arrived, he saw the chaotic scene. Everyone was irritable, indignant, and filled with hatred.
This matter is related to the Zuo Family and the Qin Family.
A cold glint flashed in Lin Xun’s dark eyes. He stormed towards the great hall of the North Light Pavilion without any hesitation. He knew that Lin Zhong, Spirit Vulture, and Xiaoke were all gathered in the North Light Pavilion Hall.
“Hey, Cousin Lin Xun has come out of closed-door cultivation!”
A commotion broke out when someone recognized Lin Xun. The disciples of the North Light Lin Clan cried out as their pillar appeared.
“Cousin Lin Xun, you’re finally here. Our Mind Cleansing Peak is being badly bullied by other people!”
“Yes, you must stand up for us. We’ve almost suffocated from the bullying these days.”
“Cousin Lin Xun is finally back! This is great!” A teenage girl burst into tears from excitement.
Their reactions to Lin Xun’s return indicated that something aggravating must have happened to Mind Cleansing Peak during the time he was gone.
Lin Xun drew a deep breath and said in a deep voice, “Everyone, I will deal with everything once I understand the situation!”
He turned around and headed into the main hall of the North Light Pavilion.
In the huge hall, the atmosphere was a little heavy and tense. A young man was lying unconscious on the ground, covered in blood.
Blood Thorn was tending to the young man’s injury.
Blood Thorn was a war medical practitioner, but also a remarkable alchemist master. The young man had to have sustained a severe injury for Blood Thorn to be called over to treat him.
Spirit Vulture, Xiaoke, Lin Zhong, and high-level figures from the North Light Lin Clan were gathered together, their faces overcast and troubled as they discussed.
“What happened?” Lin Xun asked as he walked in.
“Young Master, you’re back!” Lin Zhong cried out in surprise.
Spirit Vulture and Xiaoke turned their heads at the same time, their faces alight with joy.
Lin Xun had been in closed-door cultivation for almost two months. It wasn’t a long period, but many things that required his decision had happened on Mind Cleansing Peak and they had hoped Lin Xun would show up earlier.
“Yes, what happened?” Lin Xun asked with a frown.
He was in no mood to catch up. From what he had seen and heard, he knew that something huge had happened during his time away.
Lin Zhong sighed, his expression a little aggrieved and a little helpless like he didn’t know where to start.
“Let me say it,” Spirit Vulture said, his eyes clear and calm.
It turned out that the incident of Lin Xun forcing the Marquis of Rising Sky Zhao Jingyin to kneel during the duel at the empress’ birthday banquet had caused a sensation in the Forbidden City.
Many people thought that Lin Xun was being too harsh and as a result has gotten himself into a huge disaster by angering the imperial family.
Moreover, many people felt that Lin Xun had behaved too violently. He had disregarded the opposition of many powerful and influential figures, spoke arrogantly and disrespected many people, which indirectly offended many aristocratic clansmen.
He would no doubt suffer retaliation and oppression.
The most direct proof of that was that Bai Lingxi, Yuchi Ze and Song Yi had caught the attention of an expert for their outstanding performance at the empress' birthday banquet and were selected as disciples to train in a mysterious place.
Lin Xun had performed equally as well, but he wasn’t chosen. Many people believed that the empress had deprived Lin Xun of the opportunity to cultivate in the mysterious domain as punishment.
That day, after Lin Xun left the palace, he had asked Qingluo Academy for leave and returned to Mind Cleansing Peak to train. After the news of his closed-door cultivation spread out, many people in the Forbidden City believed that he was cowardly hiding as he had realized the serious consequences of his action.
Based on that, the Zuo Family and the Qin Family took the lead in launching revenge on Mind Cleansing Peak!
During the period of Lin Xun’s closed-door cultivation, the two high clans released the words that if Lin Xun didn’t show up and apologize, the Lin Family would be expelled from Mind Cleansing Peak under the pretense of revenging the insult the imperial family suffered.
Moreover, they had secretly instructed West Creek, Cloud Weight and Flying Peak, the three Lin Clan collateral branches, to work together to retaliate against Mind Cleansing Peak.
The first to suffer was the North Light Lin Clan. The properties under their control were almost taken away by the West Creek, Cloud Weight and Flying Peak Lin Clans, and they had suffered great damage as a result!
The majority of their properties had already been returned to Mind Cleansing Peak, so it was no different to taking properties away from Mind Cleansing Peak.
Fortunately, under Spirit Vulture’s arrangement, the majority of North Light Lin Clan members had relocated to Mind Cleansing Peak, and they hadn’t suffered serious personnel losses.
Hearing that, Lin Xun felt suffocated for a while, and then, a cold current swirled in his black eyes and he asked, “Why don’t we fight back?”
“With the support of the Zuo Family and the Qin Family, they are too powerful for us to fight them directly. Our losses will only be greater,” Xiaoke explained.
Lin Xun also understood that, but he still couldn’t contain the anger in his heart. Before he had gone into closed-door cultivation, he had worked extremely hard to build a good situation for Mind Cleansing Peak.
However, the North Light Lin Clan had suffered tremendous damage, which was equivalent to Mind Cleansing Peak suffering a blow. How could Lin Xun accept that?
“That’s not all. The most troublesome thing is that many people have been sent to block the entrance to Mind Cleansing Peak in turn to pressure you to show yourself and apologize to the imperial family. If not, they will mobilize their powers to remove the Lin Clan from Mind Cleansing Peak,” Spirit Vulture sighed.
“Remove the Lin Clan from Mind Cleansing Peak?”
Suddenly, Lin Xun’s black eyes became a frozen tundra, and an insuppressible murderous intent spread out from his body.
Lin Zhong, Xiaoke, Spirit Vulture and the others all looked at Lin Xun with wide eyes. In less than two months, the aura around Lin Xun’s body had become twice as strong as it was in the past!
His powerful aura made even Xiaoke feel oppressed. She had long reached the perfect Spirit Sea Stage, and she had watched Lin Xun grow up as his instructor, but now, he was overflowing with a magnificent aura.
That kid must have gotten a great harvest from his closed-door cultivation this time!
Lin Zhong, Spirit Vulture and the others were equally astonished. Lin Xun had changed. He had changed massively. He exuded an indescribable, imposing bearing like an abyss that could devour the sky if it erupted.
Lin Xun drew a deep breath to forcibly suppress the murderous intent in his heart. “What actually happened?” His gaze shifted to the unconscious youngster on the ground. If he remembered correctly, the young man’s name was Lin Yunwen, and he was his fourteen year old cousin.
“He was wounded by the people blocking the outside.”
Lin Zhong reddened with shame. “Recently, people have been standing outside every day. They have humiliated and provoked anyone who stepped out of Mind Cleansing Peak. Yunwen is still young, so he couldn’t control his emotions and got into a fight with them. He was ruthlessly beaten. It’s my fault. I didn’t take good care of him and caused such a disaster.”
Spirit Vulture sighed. “It’s not your fault. It’s because I didn’t consider everything. To avoid conflict, I just silently tolerated them. I just didn’t expect that would aggravate their provocation and make them more and more lawless.”
Lin Xun felt trouble breathing like his chest had been blocked. We were provoked, humiliated and beaten by others outside their home!
They are not only arrogant and aggressive but are also trying to trample on me to show off!
“How is Yunwen?” asked Lin Xun.
Blood Thorn frowned and shook his head. “Not good. Even if his injuries heal, he likely can’t restore his cultivation to its previous level without resting for three to five years.”
Three to five years?
He will likely fall behind his peers in terms of cultivation if he has to rest and recover for three to five years!
Anger rushed up Lin Xun’s chest like molten lava. He took a deep breath, turned his head and stormed out of the hall.
“Lin Xun, where are you going?” Xiaoke asked.
“I’m going to take a look outside Mind Cleansing Peak,” Lin Xun stated without turning his head around.
“Young Master, don’t be reckless at such a time,” Lin Zhong urged anxiously.
The others spoke out one after another, trying to persuade Lin Xun.
Lin Xun came to a stop at the entrance of the main hall, turned his head, and gave a bright smile. “Everyone, don’t worry. Someone once said that I can turn the Forbidden City upside down if I have the ability. I have been too kind to them. From now on, I will show them trouble!”
His smile might have been bright, but there was not a tinge of warmth in his jet-black eyes. They remained as cold as ice.
He turned around and left.
Everyone trembled inwardly and then quickly ran after him.