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The night was as cold as water.

The moonlight covered the land with a layer of white gauze.

In a courtyard that Zhou Tong had specially arranged for him, Lin Hao sat cross-legged in his room. The Sword Qi was quickly circulating its energy in his body and tempering its flesh and bones.

In order to deal with the current situation, from his rebirth to now, Lin Hao had always been trying to condense his Dantian and quickly recover his cultivation. Now that his Dantian was completely reborn, and his cultivation had fully recovered, he had to delay his cultivation speed and return to the first stage of the Body Refinement Realm!

Although this body had previously undergone the Body Tempering stage of Tenth Level, the cultivation methods and body tempering methods had many flaws in Lin Hao's opinion.

It was night.

In the dead of night.

Only after a full four hours had passed did Lin Hao finally stop his Sword Qi's body tempering training, and opened his eyes. His eyes were bright and profound, and with a clear sound, the sword in his hands hummed, and the Heavenly Marks Sword was unsheathed.

Lin Hao's body suddenly stood up, in that moment, his body was like a three hundred foot giant, with an imposing manner.

After finishing his training, Lin Hao stopped and sighed, he then muttered to himself: "My body is still not strong enough, and my instincts towards sword arts has not formed yet."

Even if Lin Hao had countless memories of using the sword, those memories still came from his soul.

Every muscle of his body had yet to have a deep memory of swordsmanship.

Even though his sword technique looked flawless in the eyes of outsiders, Lin Hao was still missing a lot of things.

This was something that couldn't be accomplished overnight. He needed to rely on continuous practice of the sword and battle to make the body remember the sword moves. During battle, he only needed to think about it and every muscle in his body would respond immediately.

Only when the moves fuse into the body and become an instinctive reaction, would Lin Hao be considered the truly strong Swordsman!

Thinking about the battles that he was about to face, Lin Hao thought about it and went through all the possible scenarios in his mind. After confirming that there would be no problems that he could not control, he finally relaxed.

The next morning.

Lin Clan.

It was extremely lively.

Even though everyone knew that the current Lin Family had already declined, the large and small families within the Greencloud City all did not dare to not give them face.

After a while, a loud shout came from outside the door. It was the arrival of an elder of the Xiao Clan. Lin Nantian immediately went out to welcome him and entered a house in the Lin Clan alone.

This Xiao Family elder was exactly the foster father that Lin Jian recognized, and with a haughty attitude, he said: "Lin Nantian, don't worry, the people from our Xiao Family have already been arranged, and the entire defenses of our Greencloud City are impregnable. Anyone who wishes to cause trouble should not even think of entering the Greencloud City!"

Lin Nantian bowed and said: "I, Lin Nantian, thank you for your assistance with the Xiao Family. After today's matter is done, I will announce that the Lin Family has become a subsidiary family of the Xiao Family. I am worried … Lin Hao is really still alive, and has even snuck into the Greencloud City with Lin Zhenhu and the others … "

Xiao Changfeng sneered, and said: "Lin Zhenhu and the others, being poisoned by the Soul Dispersing Pill is not something to worry about. If Lin Hao is really still alive, and if he dares to come, then we will make sure he will not be able to return! "He was careless before, which is why he is in trouble now. This time, we can't give him any chance!"

Just when the two were discussing, Lin Jian hurried over to report, and said: "Foster father, Pavilion Master Zhou from Pill and Treasure Pavilion has come with a congratulatory gift."

Xiao Changfeng and Lin Nantian frowned, they felt that something was amiss, but they did not dare delay any longer. The position of the pavilion master of the Pill and Treasure Pavilion was noble, they could not be disrespectful, so Lin Nantian and Xiao Changfeng went out to welcome them together.

Lin Nantian stood up, looked around at his surroundings, and said loudly: "Today, I am indebted to all of you for showing high appreciation for my Greencloud City, and for thinking highly of me, Lin Nantian, so everyone must know, that a while ago, my Lin Family gave birth to an unworthy descendant, Lin Hao, who completely disgraced my Lin Family. I, Lin Nantian, could not watch this any longer, but thought that after all, this person is a descendant of our Lin Family, so I did not take his life, and only imprisoned him in the firewood house to think about it."

Speaking till here, Lin Nantian's face revealed a painful expression, he stopped for a moment and continued: But who would have known, this Lin Hao wolf's ambition, together with Lin Zhenhu and the others, caused great chaos in my Lin Family, and also caused the death of my grandson Lin Shan, all thanks to Xiao Family's help, our Lin Family only survived through this crisis, and today, our Lin Family has no leader. If I were to continue like this, all the efforts of our ancestors will become nothing but bubbles, and thus, I, Lin Nantian, am under orders, will take over the Lin Family's position as the Patriarch.

After he finished speaking, a Lin Family elder who had just been appointed by Lin Nantian came forward, holding a piece of jade that symbolized the identity of a Patriarch, Lin Nantian's face was full of smiles, and he extended his hand, preparing to receive the jade.

At this moment.

Suddenly.

A loud shout echoed throughout the arena.

"Lin Nantian, you are unworthy of being the Lin Family's Patriarch!"

Everyone's faces revealed looks of astonishment as they looked in the direction of the voice. They only saw a young man calmly walking out of the crowd.

"Lin Hao, it's actually Lin Hao!"

Within the Greencloud City, there was a long story that Lin Hao was still alive, but no one had found any trace of him. Now that this conclusion was confirmed, everyone was naturally surprised.

Following Lin Hao's appearance, the atmosphere instantly became countless times more tense. Countless people in the surroundings were already ready to move, and with just a single command, they would rush forward and capture Lin Hao.

The Xiao Family Elder, Xiao Changfeng, looked at Lin Hao, and a thoughtful expression appeared in his eyes. Comparing him to the young man who had attacked Lin Jian a while ago, he felt that he was extremely similar, but it was not so, but that was not important. What was important was that Lin Hao did not know his place and dared to appear here recklessly, so he definitely could not let him continue to live!

What Xiao Changfeng did not realize was that the Pill and Treasure Pavilion Pavilion Master who sat beside him had always been with his eyes closed, not caring about anything at all. After Lin Hao appeared, his eyes opened as he looked at Lin Hao with interest.

Lin Nantian's eyes were filled with a cold killing intent, but before he could say anything, Lin Jian immediately stepped forward and said: "Patriarch, this man is the Lin Family's eternal sinner, there's no need to trouble Patriarch, hand him over to me."

Therefore, he immediately brought his men forward, looked at Lin Hao, and berated him loudly: "Lin Hao, you disgrace the Lin Family, scum, a sinner of the Lin Family. Originally, I was somewhat regretful that I was unable to personally take care of you, a bug.