Chapter 28 The Guardian Elder Hall

Chapter 28: Chapter 28 The Guardian Elder Hall

The Lin Clan.

The moment Lin Hao and the younger generation returned, the entire clan quickly gathered around them.

The clan leader, Lin Wei, and the elders were especially curious.

They had been waiting for them to return.

After all, the tournament had ended in a way nobody could have expected.

Lin Wei looked at the younger generation.

"Come on."

"Tell us what happened."

The moment he said that, the younger generation immediately became excited.

Lin Mo stepped forward.

"I fought first!"

Lin Yu immediately interrupted.

"You weren’t even the strongest among us."

Lin Mo turned around.

"At least I fought."

Lin Yu crossed his arms.

"So did I."

Lin Feng laughed.

"You two are already arguing again?"

Lin Tian shook his head.

"Just let them talk."

The elders watched the younger generation with amusement.

Lin Wei smiled.

"One at a time."

Lin Chen stepped forward.

"I fought Feng Lei from the Clear River Sect."

The elders immediately became interested.

"Feng Lei?"

"That Foundation Establishment Realm Level 2 genius?"

Lin Chen nodded.

"Yes."

Lin Wei’s eyes widened slightly.

"And?"

Lin Chen smiled.

"I defeated him with one move."

The hall became silent.

Then—

"One move?"

Several elders stared at him.

Lin Chen nodded.

"He surrendered afterward."

Lin Qing calmly added:

"I fought Bai Xuan."

One elder immediately turned toward her.

"The White Cloud Sect genius?"

Lin Qing nodded.

"I also defeated him with one move."

The elders looked at each other.

Their expressions became strange.

These two youngsters were becoming terrifying.

Then the other youths began talking.

Lin Mo described his battle.

Lin Yu described his.

Lin Feng explained how he had defeated his opponent by taking advantage of his overconfidence.

Lin Tian proudly explained how he had patiently defended until his opponent exhausted himself.

Lin Haojun immediately interrupted.

"You’re making it sound more impressive than it was."

Lin Tian glared at him.

"At least I won."

The younger generation began laughing.

The elders listened.

Some smiled.

Some shook their heads.

Others couldn’t help feeling proud.

Then—

Lin Shiyu stepped forward.

"I defeated Wang Yue."

The entire hall became silent.

Lin Wei looked at her.

"You?"

Lin Shiyu nodded proudly.

"Yes."

One elder looked at the tiny girl.

"How?"

Lin Shiyu raised one finger.

"Like this."

She moved her finger gently through the air.

"One finger."

The elders stared at her.

Then several of them burst out laughing.

"That really sounds like our Lin Shiyu."

Lin Shiyu puffed out her cheeks.

"I’m serious!"

Lin Hao smiled from the side.

"She’s telling the truth."

The laughter immediately stopped.

The elders looked at Lin Hao.

Lin Hao nodded.

"She really defeated Wang Yue with one finger."

The elders became speechless.

Then Lin Xin suddenly spoke.

"But we didn’t get to fight."

Lin Wan’er nodded.

"That’s right."

Lin Xin pointed toward the others.

"They all got to fight."

Lin Wan’er crossed her arms.

"We didn’t even get a chance."

Lin Shiyu looked at them.

"You should have been faster."

Lin Xin stared at her.

"You’re enjoying this too much."

Lin Shiyu smiled.

"I won."

Lin Wan’er sighed.

"She’s impossible."

The three girls began arguing playfully.

The elders watched them.

Then—

One elder sighed.

"Honestly..."

Everyone looked at him.

"I’ve never been this jealous of children before."

Another elder immediately nodded.

"Same."

"We were sitting here while they were fighting outside."

A third elder shook his head.

"I wanted to go too."

Lin Wei laughed.

"You wanted to participate in a competition for the younger generation?"

The elder coughed.

"I wanted to... supervise."

The others immediately laughed.

"Supervise?"

"Of course."

"You’re just jealous."

The elder’s face became red.

"What’s wrong with being jealous?"

Another elder sighed.

"If I had gone, I would have taught those Wang Family people a lesson."

The hall became lively again.

Then—

The Grand Elder suddenly stood up.

His expression was serious.

Everyone looked toward him.

"If the Azure Cloud Sect comes..."

He clenched his fist.

"I’m fighting them."

The hall became quiet.

The Grand Elder looked toward the younger generation.

"They dared to threaten our clan?"

His eyes narrowed.

"Let them come."

"If they want an explanation for Wang Yue’s death..."

He stepped forward.

"I’m the one who will give it to them."

Several elders immediately became excited.

"Grand Elder is right."

"Exactly."

"We’re not afraid."

Lin Hao sat quietly nearby.

He couldn’t help smiling.

The older generation was finally getting excited.

Unfortunately for anyone who came looking for trouble...

They had no idea how ridiculous the Lin Clan’s true strength was about to become.

---

Later that evening.

Lin Hao returned to his room.

He sat down.

The System immediately appeared.

DING!

[Host.]

Lin Hao looked up.

"What is it?"

[Your tournament reward remains unclaimed.]

Lin Hao nodded.

"I know."

[Would Host like to claim it now?]

Lin Hao smiled.

"Yes."

The golden screen appeared.

---

[Tournament Mission Reward]

Reward: 15 Peak Mahayana Realm Clan Members

Claim?

YES / NO

---

Lin Hao selected yes.

The moment he did—

BOOM!

The entire System World trembled.

Fifteen golden beams of light descended.

One after another, fifteen figures appeared.

All of them were dressed in simple clan robes.

They stood silently before Lin Hao.

Then—

All fifteen bowed.

"Greetings, Ancestor."

Lin Hao looked at them.

He could immediately sense their cultivation.

Peak Mahayana Realm.

Every single one.

Lin Hao nodded.

"Welcome to the Lin Clan."

One of the men stepped forward.

"Ancestor, please give us our duties."

Lin Hao thought for a moment.

Then he asked the System.

"What should their positions be?"

The System immediately answered.

[Guardian Elders.]

[All fifteen summoned clan members are assigned to the Guardian Elder Hall.]

Lin Hao nodded.

"Guardian Elder Hall."

A new notification appeared.

---

[Guardian Elder Hall Established]

Members: 15

All Members: Peak Mahayana Realm

Primary Duty: Protect the Lin Clan

Secondary Duty: Accompany younger-generation members during outside experiences

Restriction: Guardian Elders will not interfere with opportunities unless the lives of protected clan members are in genuine danger.

---

Lin Hao looked at the fifteen Guardian Elders.

"This will be your responsibility."

"Whenever members of the younger generation want to travel outside the clan for experience, they can choose one of you to accompany them."

The fifteen Guardian Elders immediately bowed.

"Understood, Ancestor."

Lin Hao nodded.

This arrangement was perfect.

The younger generation needed experience.

They couldn’t remain inside the clan forever.

But sending them into the outside world without protection would also be foolish.

Now they could explore freely.

And the Guardian Elders would protect them from anyone who tried to interfere.

Lin Hao looked at the fifteen experts again.

"Go and familiarize yourselves with the clan."

"Yes, Ancestor."

The fifteen Guardian Elders left.

Lin Hao leaned back in his chair.

He was about to close his eyes when he suddenly remembered something.

The System World.

The enormous space.

The resources.

The possibilities.

A thought appeared in his mind.

"System."

[Yes, Host?]

"I need to look for a good location."

[For what?]

Lin Hao smiled.

"The small world."

The System became silent.

Lin Hao looked outside his window.

"If I’m going to build a small world for the Lin Clan..."

"We need a good location."

---

Meanwhile—

Azure River City was in complete chaos.

The story of the tournament had spread throughout the city.

And with every person who retold it...

The story became more exaggerated.

"I heard the Lin Clan sent dozens of Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators!"

Someone immediately corrected him.

"Dozens?"

"I heard they sent hundreds!"

Another person laughed.

"You’re both wrong."

"I heard every single member of the Lin Clan’s younger generation is a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator."

Someone lowered his voice.

"That’s nothing."

Everyone looked at him.

He leaned closer.

"I heard the Lin Clan is actually a hidden ancient family."

Another person immediately asked:

"How ancient?"

The man looked around dramatically.

"Older than the Azure Cloud Sect."

The surrounding people gasped.

"Really?"

"I heard their ancestors once fought against Divine Realm experts."

Another person shouted:

"That’s impossible!"

The first man shrugged.

"I’m only telling you what I heard."

A nearby merchant laughed.

"I heard something even crazier."

"What?"

"That Lin Shiyu is not actually seven."

Everyone looked at him.

"Then how old is she?"

The merchant lowered his voice.

"Three thousand years old."

Silence.

Then everyone burst out laughing.

"You’re insane!"

The merchant laughed.

"I’m just repeating the rumors!"

The rumors continued spreading.

Some were ridiculous.

Some were completely impossible.

But beneath all the exaggerations was one undeniable fact.

The Lin Clan’s younger generation was terrifying.

And Wang Yue was dead.

The news quickly reached people with connections outside the city.

Among them was the City Lord’s Mansion.

---

Inside the City Lord’s Mansion—

The City Lord sat behind his desk.

A report lay before him.

He read it carefully.

Wang Yue — deceased.

Cause: Killed during the Young Generation Martial Competition.

Killer: Lin Shiyu.

Age: Seven.

The City Lord’s expression became solemn.

He continued reading.

Lin Chen.

Foundation Establishment Realm Level 4.

Lin Qing.

Foundation Establishment Realm Level 4.

Multiple additional Lin Clan participants.

Foundation Establishment Realm.

The City Lord slowly placed the report down.

"The Lin Clan..."

He frowned.

"We still don’t know their true strength."

After thinking for a moment, he picked up another jade communication token.

"The Azure Cloud Sect must know about this."

He activated it.

---

Far away.

The Azure Cloud Sect.

A jade communication token suddenly lit up inside the main hall.

An elder picked it up.

The City Lord’s voice immediately came through.

"Something has happened in Azure River City."

The elder’s expression changed.

"What happened?"

The City Lord paused.

"Wang Yue is dead."

The elder froze.

"What?"

The City Lord continued.

"She was killed during the Young Generation Martial Competition."

The elder’s expression became increasingly serious.

"Who killed her?"

The City Lord took a breath.

Then said:

"Lin Shiyu."

"She’s seven years old."

Silence.

The elder stared at the communication token.

"Seven?"

The City Lord nodded.

"And there’s something else."

"What?"

The City Lord’s voice became solemn.

"She is a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator."

The Azure Cloud Sect elder’s expression changed completely.

The City Lord continued.

"And she isn’t the only one."

"Several other members of the Lin Clan’s younger generation have also demonstrated Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation."

The elder’s hand tightened around the communication token.

Then the City Lord added one final sentence.

"Your Saint’s fiancée..."

"Was killed by that seven-year-old girl."

Silence filled the Azure Cloud Sect’s main hall.