Chapter 57 The Name Behind The Auction

Chapter 57: Chapter 57 The Name Behind The Auction

The auction hall remained silent.

The True Dragon had already been taken away by the Shi Family.

Yet the shock it had caused still lingered throughout the hall.

A genuine True Dragon.

A Peak Body Integration Realm Divine Beast from the moment it hatched.

Nobody had expected such a creature to actually appear.

Lin Yuxian stood calmly on the auction platform.

She looked across the countless guests.

Then she smiled.

"Before everyone leaves..."

The guests immediately turned their attention toward her.

Lin Yuxian continued.

"There is one thing I have yet to announce."

The hall gradually became quiet.

Lin Yuxian placed one hand lightly against her chest.

"My name is Lin Yuxian."

"I am an elder of the Lin Clan."

The moment those words were spoken—

Several cultivators exchanged glances.

An elder of the Lin Clan?

Many had never even heard of Lin Yuxian before today.

Lin Yuxian continued.

"And the Ten Thousand Realms Auction..."

She paused.

"...was hosted by the Lin Clan."

Silence.

Absolute silence.

For several seconds, nobody reacted.

Then—

"What?"

A Holy Land elder stood up.

"The Lin Clan?"

Another cultivator looked confused.

"Which Lin Clan?"

"I’ve never heard of them."

Someone from a major dynasty frowned.

"How could a clan host an auction of this level?"

The questions immediately spread throughout the hall.

The guests who had already known that the auction was connected to the Lin Clan remained relatively calm.

But many of the powerful forces that had never heard the name before were genuinely surprised.

They had witnessed Ancient Grade Pills.

They had seen Enlightenment Tea.

They had seen Supreme Grade Spiritual Veins.

They had watched a genuine True Dragon hatch.

And now they were being told that all of it had been hosted by a single clan.

The Lin Clan.

A name that almost nobody had heard before today.

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The Holy Lands remained silent.

They weren’t frightened.

They were curious.

Extremely curious.

One Holy Land elder looked toward the other.

"Have you ever heard of the Lin Clan?"

The other shook his head.

"Never."

"Then where did they come from?"

"I don’t know."

The elder’s expression became thoughtful.

"Yet they possess treasures that even our Holy Land would struggle to obtain."

Another elder slowly nodded.

"That is what makes this interesting."

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The great dynasties were equally curious.

One Dynasty Patriarch frowned.

"The Lin Clan..."

He repeated the name quietly.

"Investigate them."

An elder beside him immediately nodded.

"Yes."

"Find out everything."

"Where they came from."

"How long they’ve existed."

"Their current strength."

"And their relationship with the Ten Thousand Realms Auction."

The Patriarch nodded.

"I want the report as soon as possible."

---

The Forbidden Lands were even more serious.

Mo Xuehan sat quietly.

The Blood Moon Sect had just obtained five Supreme Grade Spiritual Veins.

Yet she wasn’t thinking about them.

Her mind was focused on something else.

The Lin Clan.

She had never heard of this family before the auction.

Yet the treasures they had produced were extraordinary.

Ancient Grade Pills.

Enlightenment Tea.

Supreme Grade Spiritual Veins.

A genuine True Dragon.

What kind of background did the Lin Clan possess?

Qin Taixuan was thinking about the same thing.

He glanced toward Mo Xuehan.

"The Lin Clan."

Mo Xuehan looked at him.

"Yes."

Qin Taixuan narrowed his eyes.

"I’ve never heard of them."

"Neither have I."

Shi Wuheng remained silent.

He was still thinking about the True Dragon.

The tiny golden dragon was currently resting beside him.

Even though it had just been born, its aura was already at the Peak Body Integration Realm.

Shi Wuheng looked at it.

Then toward Lin Yuxian.

The more he thought about the auction...

The more mysterious the Lin Clan became.

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Lin Yuxian smiled.

"I hope everyone enjoyed the auction."

No one answered immediately.

Then several guests nodded.

Some smiled.

Others remained thoughtful.

Lin Yuxian continued.

"The Ten Thousand Realms Auction welcomes everyone."

"Whenever the next auction begins, invitations will naturally be sent."

That single sentence immediately caught everyone’s attention.

Another auction?

The guests exchanged glances.

If today’s auction had already contained such treasures...

What would the next one contain?

Nobody knew.

And that uncertainty made the Ten Thousand Realms Auction even more mysterious.

Lin Yuxian raised her hand.

"The auction has officially concluded."

The moment her voice fell—

The invitations in the hands of the guests began glowing.

Golden light surrounded each person.

Several cultivators looked around in surprise.

"What is happening?"

Before anyone could react—

Their figures disappeared.

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The Six 7-Star Forces

The six 7-Star forces returned to their respective territories.

The Ye Family.

The Gu Family.

The Jiang Family.

The Celestial River Sect.

The Primordial Sword Sect.

The Nine Heavens Sect.

Unlike many of the other guests...

They weren’t surprised that the Ten Thousand Realms Auction belonged to the Lin Clan.

They already knew.

They had spent an entire year outside the Lin Clan’s hidden territory.

They had watched the endless sea of white fog.

They had tried to understand what was hidden beyond it.

And eventually—

Lin Wei had appeared before them.

He had looked at them calmly.

And told them to leave.

At the time, they had been furious.

They had believed the Lin Clan was merely an unranked family that had somehow obtained an extraordinary territory.

They had wondered why Lin Wei dared to order six 7-Star forces to leave.

Now...

They finally understood.

Inside the Ye Family’s main hall, Ye Tianxiong sat silently.

An elder stood beside him.

"Patriarch."

Ye Tianxiong raised his eyes.

"What do you think?"

The elder hesitated.

"About the Lin Clan?"

Ye Tianxiong nodded.

The elder slowly exhaled.

"We underestimated them."

Ye Tianxiong didn’t deny it.

He looked toward the distant sky.

Ancient Grade Pills.

Enlightenment Tea.

Supreme Grade Spiritual Veins.

A True Dragon.

The treasures alone were enough to make the strongest forces in the Mortal World fight.

Yet those treasures weren’t even the most frightening part.

The most frightening part was what they had already experienced.

Lin Wei.

The man who had stood before the six 7-Star forces.

The man who had calmly told them to leave.

At the time, they had thought he was arrogant.

Now...

Ye Tianxiong understood.

Lin Wei had possessed the strength to kill them.

Perhaps easily.

Yet he had chosen not to.

Ye Tianxiong’s expression became complicated.

"If he wanted us dead..."

He paused.

"We wouldn’t have survived that year."

Nobody spoke.

The elders understood exactly what he meant.

The six forces had surrounded the Lin Clan for an entire year.

They had remained outside the territory.

They had tested the barrier.

They had investigated the Lin Clan.

They had even considered forcing their way inside.

Yet the Lin Clan had never truly attacked them.

Instead, Lin Wei had simply told them to leave.

And they had been allowed to leave alive.

Now, after witnessing the Ten Thousand Realms Auction...

They finally understood how fortunate they had been.

An elder swallowed.

"We should be grateful."

Ye Tianxiong nodded.

"Indeed."

The six 7-Star forces no longer looked toward the Lin Clan’s territory with greed.

They looked at it with caution.

And perhaps...

A little fear.

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The Rumors Begin

The auction had barely ended when the news began spreading.

At first, it was only whispered among cultivators.

Then it spread through cities.

Then across entire regions.

And eventually—

The rumors began racing through the Mortal World.

"The Ten Thousand Realms Auction has appeared!"

"Where?"

"Azure Cloud Continent!"

"Azure Cloud Continent?"

"That backwater continent?"

"Yes!"

"Who hosted it?"

"The Lin Clan."

"The Lin Clan?"

"Exactly!"

"Have you heard of them?"

"No."

Neither had almost anyone else.

That only made the rumors more mysterious.

Then the first major rumor spread.

"The Lin Clan possesses Ancient Grade Pills!"

Another rumor followed.

"They have Enlightenment Tea!"

Someone immediately corrected him.

"Not just a few leaves."

"An entire catty was auctioned!"

"What?!"

Then another rumor spread.

"They have Supreme Grade Spiritual Veins!"

"How many?"

"Five!"

The rumors continued.

"They sold a complete Supreme Grade Sword Inheritance!"

"They possess a genuine True Dragon!"

"They can hatch a True Dragon immediately!"

Every new rumor sounded more unbelievable than the previous one.

But the people who had actually attended the auction knew something.

Most of those rumors were true.

And that was what made them terrifying.

---

But rumors had a strange way of growing.

Within another few days—

The story had changed.

"I heard the Lin Clan has several True Dragons."

Another cultivator shook his head.

"Several?"

"I heard they have an entire nest of them."

"What?"

"That’s nothing."

A third cultivator leaned closer.

"I heard the Lin Clan possesses an army of Divine Beasts."

Someone else immediately whispered:

"I heard the Lin Clan has countless Ancient Grade Pills."

Another cultivator lowered his voice.

"Someone told me their clan has powerful Immortal-level experts guarding every mountain."

The first cultivator stared at him.

"That’s ridiculous."

The other shrugged.

"Maybe."

"But after what happened at the auction..."

He looked toward the distant sky.

"Would you really dare say it’s impossible?"

Silence.

Nobody answered.

Because that was the problem.

Nobody knew the truth.

Nobody knew how powerful the Lin Clan actually was.

Nobody knew how many treasures they possessed.

Nobody knew how many powerful cultivators lived inside their territory.

And most importantly—

Nobody knew where the Lin Clan had come from.

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The name began spreading across the Mortal World.

Lin Clan.

Ten Thousand Realms Auction.

Those two names became inseparable.

Powerful forces began investigating.

Holy Lands became curious.

Dynasties became cautious.

Forbidden Lands began paying attention.

Independent cultivators began searching for information.

But every investigation produced almost nothing.

The Lin Clan had existed in Azure River City.

An ordinary family.

An insignificant family.

A family that had never attracted the attention of the great forces.

Yet somehow—

They had suddenly appeared behind the most mysterious auction in the Mortal World.

And that was enough to make countless forces wonder.

What exactly was the Lin Clan?

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The Azure Cloud Sect

Far away.

Inside the Azure Cloud Sect.

The Sect Master sat inside the main hall.

A disciple stood before him.

"Reports from Azure River City have arrived."

The Sect Master raised his head.

"What happened?"

The disciple swallowed.

"The Ten Thousand Realms Auction has concluded."

The Sect Master frowned.

"And?"

"The auction was hosted by the Lin Clan."

The Sect Master’s expression changed instantly.

"The Lin Clan?"

"Yes."

The disciple continued.

"The auction sold Ancient Grade Pills."

"Enlightenment Tea."

"Supreme Grade Spiritual Veins."

"And a genuine True Dragon Egg."

The Sect Master’s face gradually became pale.

"You’re certain?"

"Yes, Sect Master."

The disciple continued.

"The True Dragon was hatched immediately after the auction."

"The dragon emerged at the Peak Body Integration Realm."

Silence.

The Sect Master’s fingers slowly tightened around the armrest.

The Lin Clan.

He remembered them.

Unlike the other great forces, he wasn’t hearing about them for the first time.

There had already been conflict between the Azure Cloud Sect and the Lin Clan.

The Sect Master remembered the confrontation.

He remembered the arrogance he had once displayed.

He remembered believing that the Lin Clan was merely an insignificant family.

Now—

He suddenly realized how wrong he had been.

Ancient Grade Pills.

Supreme Grade Spiritual Veins.

A True Dragon.

What kind of power did the Lin Clan actually possess?

His breathing became heavier.

"Did they..."

He hesitated.

"Did the Lin Clan mention us?"

The disciple looked confused.

"Us?"

"The Azure Cloud Sect."

The disciple shook his head.

"No, Sect Master."

"Nothing was mentioned."

The Sect Master slowly leaned back.

His expression became complicated.

He remembered his previous conflict with the Lin Clan.

At the time, he had believed that the Lin Clan would eventually have to answer to the Azure Cloud Sect.

Now he wasn’t so certain.

If the Lin Clan possessed this kind of strength...

Then what would happen if they remembered their previous conflict?

The Sect Master suddenly felt a chill.

He immediately issued an order.

"From today onward..."

He paused.

"Nobody from the Azure Cloud Sect is allowed to provoke the Lin Clan."

The disciples immediately bowed.

"Yes, Sect Master!"

The Sect Master remained seated.

His expression was solemn.

But there was something he didn’t know.

Something that would have been even more humiliating.

Inside the Lin Clan...

Nobody was thinking about the Azure Cloud Sect.

Nobody was planning revenge.

Nobody was preparing an attack.

Nobody was even discussing them.

Because the Lin Clan...

Had already forgotten that the Azure Cloud Sect existed.

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The Guests Return

Throughout the Mortal World, the guests who had attended the auction returned to their respective forces.

The Luo Family.

The Heavenly Void Sect.

The Blood Moon Sect.

The Myriad Heaven Sect.

The Shi Family.

The various Holy Lands.

The great dynasties.

The powerful clans.

The independent cultivators.

Everyone returned carrying something.

Treasures.

Information.

And most importantly—

A story.

The story of the Ten Thousand Realms Auction.

And the mysterious Lin Clan behind it.

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Far away.

Inside the Lin Clan’s territory.

Lin Hao sat calmly beneath a tree.

He held a cup of tea.

The System’s voice suddenly sounded.

[Host.]

"Hmm?"

[The rumors have spread.]

Lin Hao smiled.

"How far?"

The System paused.

[Quite far.]

Lin Hao took another sip of tea.

"Good."

He wasn’t worried.

The Lin Clan had already decided to step into the world.

There was no need to remain completely unknown forever.

As long as nobody knew the true extent of their strength...

A little mystery was harmless.

Lin Hao looked toward the distant mountains.

"The Lin Clan..."

He smiled faintly.

"It seems we’ve finally become famous."

The System remained silent.

Then—

[Host, some rumors claim the Lin Clan possesses hundreds of Divine Beasts.]

Lin Hao nearly choked on his tea.

"How did that happen?"

[Rumors are complicated.]

Lin Hao sighed.

"Forget it."

He leaned back against the tree.

Let them speculate.

Let them imagine.

The truth was far more terrifying than the rumors.

And the Mortal World had only just begun learning the name—

Lin Clan.

End of Chapter 57