Chapter 38 Rapid Growth And Cute Promises

Chapter 38: Chapter 38 Rapid Growth And Cute Promises

?Inside the second floor of the Time Tower, where the spatial laws were warped to a staggering 10,000\times time acceleration, the environment was completely detached from the mortal world. One day on the outside was equivalent to over twenty-seven years inside this divine space.

?In a secluded, high-grade cultivation hall far below the upper floors reserved for Immortal-level entities like Golden Immortal Lin Cangyuan, six powerful figures sat in a circular meditation formation.

?They were Clan Head Lin Wei and the core elders of the Lin Clan: Lin Jian, Lin Feng, Lin Rui, Lin Tao , alongside the female elders Lin Mei and Lin Yue .

?Prior to this session, through the Ancestor’s endless bestowals of divine elixirs, top-tier cultivation manuals, and high-density Spiritual Qi, all six of them had already pushed their cultivation bases to the absolute peak of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm . However, the final threshold—crossing from the Tribulation Transcendence Realm into the legendary Mahayana Realm —was a grand chasm that usually required thousands of years of comprehension, bitter tempering, and surviving heavenly tribulations.

?Yet, sitting atop spirit-gathering cushions made of ancient Dao jade, surrounded by pure, liquid-like Spiritual Qi that seeped directly into their pores, that impossible chasm was being crossed step by step.

?Decades passed in silence. Then centuries.

?Inside their dantians, their spiritual power underwent a fundamental transformation. The raw energy of mortal cultivators was being completely purged and replaced by pure, golden Mahayana law energy.

?Suddenly, the silent air inside the hall began to tremble violently!

?BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

?Six massive, golden pillars of divine energy erupted simultaneously from the tops of their heads, shooting high into the vaulted ceiling of the tower! The spatial ripples around them fractured and reformed in rhythm with their breathing, echoing with the soft, harmonious ringing of heavenly bells.

?Lin Jian was the first to open his eyes. A sharp, cosmic light flickered within his pupils, radiating an aura so terrifyingly dense that space itself warped around his shoulders. He looked down at his own palms, opening and closing his fingers as he felt the boundless, god-like strength coursing through his meridians.

?"This strength..." Lin Jian gasped softly, his voice trembling with a mixture of awe and absolute disbelief. "My mortal body... my spiritual sense... everything has been completely reborn! I... I broke through!"

?Beside him, Lin Wei slowly exhaled a long breath of golden mist. As he stood up, his deep, commanding voice reverberated across the vast hall like rolling thunder.

?"Mahayana Realm!" Lin Wei declared, his eyes burning with intense pride. "We have officially shattered the final mortal barrier and crossed into the Mahayana Realm!"

?Elders Lin Feng, Lin Rui, Lin Tao, Lin Mei, and Lin Yue rose one after another. Their temperaments had completely changed. Where they once carried the faint worries of a small, struggling clan from Azure River City, they now radiated the calm, terrifying majesty of true realm overlords who stood atop the entire mortal world.

?"To think that hundreds of years of bitter, focused training passed for us inside this tower, while outside, barely a few days have slipped by..." Elder Lin Mei murmured, adjusting her hair as tears of profound gratitude glistened in her eyes. "Back in Azure River City, reaching the Core Formation Realm was the highest dream we dared to hold. Now... we are Mahayana experts! The Ancestor’s gifts are truly miraculous beyond comprehension!"

?"We cannot afford to grow arrogant," Lin Wei said firmly, though a proud smile graced his lips. "We must consolidate our foundations immediately. The younger generation is chasing behind us at a terrifying speed, and as elders, we must remain a sturdy shield for the Lin Clan!"

?With renewed vigor and excitement, the six Mahayana elders sat back down, submerging themselves once more into high-speed cultivation to master their new power.

?While the elders were breaking through world-shaking boundaries in deep seclusion, a completely different, warm, and playful scene was taking place on the lush, emerald slopes of Beast Taming Peak .

?The mountain peak was covered in glowing, spirit-infused grass that emitted a soft lavender light. Sitting on a large, woven grass mat were the three adorable young princesses of the clan—the triplets Lin Xin, Lin Wan’er, and Lin Shiyu .

?They were wearing matching pastel robes, their small faces dusted with white flour as they gigglingly tried to shape sweet spiritual dough into small dragon and rabbit biscuits.

?Surrounding the little girls was a lineup of guardians that would make any supreme sect in the world drop to their knees in terror—the clan’s Ancient Divine Beasts, all standing or lounging casually in their breathtaking human forms!

?The Golden Crow , wearing a magnificent golden-threaded robe, was crouched down with extreme concentration. He extended a single finger, summoning a thread of golden solar flame no thicker than a needle, carefully hovering it beneath a small iron tray to bake the girls’ biscuits without charring them.

?"Careful, careful..." the Golden Crow muttered to himself, sweating slightly from the pressure of controlling a sun-destroying flame just to bake cookies. "If I burn these, the little princesses will cry, and the Ancestor will skin me alive..."

?Beside him, the Phoenix , clad in a flowing crimson gown that trailed on the grass like liquid fire, was gently waving a soft feather fan to blow the sweet-smelling smoke away from the girls’ faces. Meanwhile, the Nine-Tailed Fox , sitting cross-legged behind Lin Shiyu, was softly combing out the little girl’s long hair and tying it into two neat, bouncy pigtails.

?The Qilin , clad in gleaming golden armor that radiated ancient aura, leaned over with a warm, indulgent smile and patted Lin Xin’s head.

?"Little princesses," the Qilin chuckled softly, his voice deep and comforting. "Shouldn’t you three be training inside the Time Tower with Lin Chen and Lin Qing right now?"

?Lin Wan’er stopped kneading her dough, puffed out her chubby cheeks, and crossed her tiny arms with a pout.

?"But sitting still in meditation is so boring!" Lin Wan’er complained, shaking her head vigorously. "Cross-legged training makes my knees sleepy, and my stomach starts making dragon noises!"

?The White Tiger , leaning against a massive ancient rock with his arms crossed over his broad chest, let out a booming laugh.

?"How about we make a deal, little ones?" the White Tiger suggested, stepping forward with a playful wink. "If you three enter the Time Tower and work hard until you successfully break through to the Nascent Soul Realm , we will personally take you out on a grand tour of the outside world!"

?Hearing the words "outside world," all three little girls froze. Their big, round eyes lit up like dazzling stars, and their mouths formed small, shocked ’O’ shapes!

?"Really?!" Lin Shiyu gasped, clapping her flour-covered hands together excitedly. "A real tour outside the mountains?! With street markets and sweet candied hawthorns?!"

?"Word of honor," the Kun spoke up softly, stepping forward with a serene smile as he tapped their foreheads playfully. "We will carry you on our backs across the clouds, protect you from any mean people, and buy you every single delicious snack and toy from the grandest cities in the world."

?"Yay! We’re going to cultivate right now! We’re going to reach Nascent Soul today!"

?Without a single second of hesitation, the three little girls grabbed a handful of freshly baked, warm biscuits, scrambled to their feet, and sprinted down the mountain path toward the Time Tower as fast as their short legs could carry them!

?Watching their tiny figures vanish into the distance, the Golden Crow, Phoenix, Qilin, Nine-Tailed Fox, White Tiger, and Kun all burst into warm, affectionate laughter, their fond voices echoing across the peaceful peak.

?Meanwhile, far beyond the serene inner mountains of the Lin Clan, the situation outside the white fog was growing increasingly tense and suffocating.

?Days had passed in the mortal world, and the joint encampments of the six 7-Star forces—the Ye Family, Gu Family, Jiang Family, Celestial River Sect, Primordial Sword Sect, and Nine Heavens Sect—remained spread across the surrounding mountain ridges like a massive military siege. Hundreds of elders, grand elders, and elite disciples were stationed around the perimeter, keeping their divine sense locked onto the dense sea of mist.

?In the Ye Family encampment, a middle-aged elder named Elder Ye Yuan was pacing back and forth angrily. He was a Body Integration Realm expert who was used to being treated like a god wherever he walked. Waiting around in the cold, doing nothing while staring at a wall of fog, was completely eating away at his patience.

?"Ridiculous! Absolutely ridiculous!" Ye Yuan spat, glaring at the distant white barrier. "Grand Master Xuanji tells us to wait for the fog to clear on its own! But how long are we supposed to sit here like fools while an unranked family cowers inside?!"

?"Elder Ye, calm yourself," a nearby scout warned cautiously. "Remember what happened to Elder Tianji of the Heavenly Intelligence Pavilion! The array inside is not ordinary!"

?"Hmph! Elder Tianji was trying to divine the core secrets from thousands of miles away!" Ye Yuan sneered with deep disdain. "I am standing right at its doorstep! I don’t believe an unranked family’s defensive formation can do a damn thing to me if I just throw a small probing strike from the outside!"

?Driven by pure arrogance and impatience, Ye Yuan stomped his foot, soaring into the air toward the misty boundary.

?When he reached a distance of a few hundred feet from the fog, he sneered, channeling his immense Body Integration Realm spiritual energy into his palm. A massive, glowing golden palm print formed in the sky, crackling with destruction!

?"Let me see what kind of trick you are hiding inside!" Ye Yuan roared, thrusting his palm forward!

?However, before his golden palm print could travel even ten feet toward the fog—

?FWOSH.

?From deep within the silent, white mist, a passive ripple of energy flicked outward. It wasn’t an active attack; it was merely the grand protective array reacting to an incoming threat like an ocean swallowing a pebble.

?CRACK!

?The massive golden palm print was instantly vaporized into thin air as if it had never existed!

?Before Ye Yuan could even comprehend what had happened, an invisible, crushing weight—carrying the weight of a million collapsing stars—descended directly onto his head!

?"AARGH!"

?BANG!

?Ye Yuan’s body was slammed out of the sky like a swatting fly, crashing face-first into the rocky dirt below! The impact created a crater fifty feet wide!

?He lay pinned inside the dirt, his bones popping and cracking under the invisible pressure. He coughed up three mouthfuls of violent crimson blood, his face pale as death as his Body Integration foundation nearly shattered on the spot!

?"E-ELDER YE!"

?The surrounding Ye Family scouts and guards turned pale with horror, screaming as they rushed forward. They frantically grabbed Ye Yuan by his legs and dragged his broken, bloodied body back into the camp, terrified that the pressure would finish him off!

?Across all six 7-Star encampments, a deathly, suffocating silence descended.

?The Patriarchs and Grand Elders of the Gu Family, Jiang Family, Celestial River Sect, Primordial Sword Sect, and Nine Heavens Sect stood outside their tents, staring at the crater with wide, horrified eyes. Not a single person uttered a word. Nobody dared to step within a thousand feet of the misty border ever again.

?High up on the Main Peak of the Lin Clan, far removed from the terror outside, the environment was peaceful and quiet.

?Lin Hao sat comfortably in a carved wooden chair beside a stone table, sipping a fresh cup of spirit tea. A slight, amused smile played on his lips as the system notification of the Ye Family elder’s face-slap chimed softly in his mind.

?He placed his teacup down, his gaze drifting over the pristine, sprawling mountain ranges, grand pavilions, and divine peaks of the clan’s territory.

?Despite how grand and heavenly everything looked, and despite how rapidly Lin Chen, Lin Qing, the younger generation, and the elders were breaking through, a small, practical thought crossed Lin Hao’s mind.

?"System," Lin Hao called out mentally, resting his chin on his hand. "Our clan members are making insane progress, and our top-level combat strength is already absurd. But honestly... looking at the entire clan, we are still far too few in number. A true, supreme immortal clan that rules over realms needs a flourishing population and deep branch roots."

?The moment his thought settled, a crisp, melodious mechanical chime echoed clearly in his mind:

? [Ding! System response detected.]

? [Host does not need to worry about clan population, branch expansion, or bloodline heritage. The System has already calculated this trajectory and prepared a comprehensive, multi-phase plan to solve the clan’s population growth and branch expansion.]

?Lin Hao raised an eyebrow, a subtle, intriguing smirk forming on his face as he leaned back.

?"Oh? A comprehensive plan?" Lin Hao murmured softly. "Tell me more..."

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