13

After gathering everything I needed to go to the city and finding my friends cultivating in my room, I decided to say goodbye to them before leaving the Yun Hai Mountain Range. Not only me, but also the other disciples were leaving the sect grounds for the annual clan meeting, so our small group easily merged with the crowd. While still reading the novel, the question arose in my head, how did Lin Feng not recognize when he wore a normal mask? The funny thing was that the mask only hid half of his face! In my case, it's still easier. You don't need to be a deductive genius to recognize me as a disciple of the Patriarch by the white tips of my hair, but some heavenly laws in this world reject such a conclusion in vain, so no one has ever guessed that I am the mysterious guy. I hope that one day the Chinese templates will crack at the seams, maybe then it will become even more interesting.

"Lin Feng, be sure to come back healthy, or you won't get any more bed weeks!" Jing Yun threatened me with a charming voice, then gave me a shy kiss on the lips. Her behavior often surprises me: she can be formidable and decisive, but in the next second she will be embarrassed and blush.

- Congratulations, friend, on reaching the next stage, I did not doubt your talent, but your speed is simply amazing. I'll have to try very hard to catch up with you! Han Man patted me on the shoulder with a happy smile. Oh, all the practitioners of such comrades, you see, arrogant young masters would be much less.

"Hah, thank you. You better not get into any more trouble while I'm gone, okay? - I warn you as I leave the sect. I can't help them forever, especially if I'm ten thousand li away from them.

A few days ago, I would have had to travel to the city on my stallion for ten days, but with the awakening of the mangekye sharingan, I decided to go all the way through Kamui. Unlike the Uchiha eyes in the anime, mine don't have any weakness at all. For example, I do not have the same blindness that appeared due to frequent use of these eyes. The sharingan in the anime is considered a paired sensory organ, in my case, it is part of my soul! I do not have eye channels, through which a special chakra flows, but I have a spirit that is devoid of any disadvantages! In fact, the only restrictions I can consider are my currently low stage and, therefore, a small amount of Qi.

Most often, mangekye gives its owner two abilities. Kamui should be considered as the most useful and powerful technique. I can teleport through my right eye, but as it turned out, I can only move to places where I have already been, but to my surprise, this movement does not waste much energy. Another ability of Kamui is invulnerability, limited only by the amount of Qi in my Dantian. I think my maximum hold on the intangible at the moment is about one second. To get into my domain alone, you do not need a lot of strength, which is very pleasing, because it turns out that now I will always have the opportunity to hide from unwanted enemies, completely hiding my presence. But as long as I stand still and move into my own space, my body will become vulnerable, and if there is even one quick attack, I will be finished.

With my left eye, I can attack from a distance, teleporting objects or people to my fortress. The more a person resists, the more Qi is consumed. Things are the easiest to teleport, since they can't resist, so I easily moved a bed, chairs, and a table to one of the available rooms. By the way, being in Kamui, I feel everything that happens outside, so espionage will clearly not be my weak side.

I also didn't forget about the most powerful technique available to mangekyo sharingan. Susano — a giant, in full form under 50 meters, or even more, a humanoid-like creature consisting of the energy of the user, which surrounds him and can fight at his will. This ability is divided into four stages. At the first stage, the skeletal form is formed; at the second stage, the skeleton is overgrown with muscles and skin, which raise the protection to a new level; moving on to the third stage, armor appears around the humanoid's body, and he gets a whole arsenal of weapons, while it is almost impossible for opponents to deal physical damage to the user, as they have to fight their way through three layers. In the final step, the user stabilizes the energy that makes up the Susano to form the colossal form of the completed Susano. In this state, the Tengu form and wings for free levitation are acquired, as well as stronger armor.

My intuition tells me that I won't even be able to create ribs at my current first level, and trying to use Susano will end up with real injuries to my body, so I decided to postpone everything for the near future when I become stronger. Hah, it seems like I've become simply invincible, but that's just an illusion: in this unpredictable world, there are Saints whose calm and unhurried steps will be faster than my teleportation.

After walking a few kilometers, I stopped in a remote area, then, activating my mangekye, I was transported to my own dimension. In Kamui, nothing has changed, in fact, my domain is an endless fort, in which there are always free rooms and combat ranges. Imagining the place I wanted to move to in my head, my figure blurred in space, and in an instant I was in the backyard of the residence of the head of the Lin clan. In a second, I covered a distance of ten thousand miles, reaching Yangzhou, while spending only a quarter of my reserve. The memory of ordinary people is not a match for the memory of practitioners, and with my sharingan, remembering territories is nowhere easier, so this teleportation is a real blessing for me. To my great regret, now to explore the city from the inside will not work, but I think I will still have a chance to see the interesting sights of the town.

My father's residence was not large and grand, nor was it surrounded by a dominating and overwhelming weakling aura. On the contrary, it was a simple and neat cottage. Inside, everything was also clean, honestly, I did not notice a single speck of dust, it is clear that my father often cleans his house. As they say, cleanliness is the best beauty. Arriving in the main room, I saw the broad back of Lin Hai sitting calmly in his seat, drawing something incomprehensible on his canvas with paints. From the memories of the previous Lin Feng, I know that my father often takes up painting to calm his spirit and mind. However, I have not seen any of his paintings that could be hung on the bare walls of the estate, so, unfortunately, I can not appreciate my father's talent.

"Father, I'm finally home!" - entering the room with a warm smile on my face, I happily announce my return.

"Xiao Feng!" It's only been three months, and you've grown so much! he stopped drawing lines with his brush and put down his canvas, smiled back at me, and immediately began to examine my appearance thoughtfully. Lin Hai himself has not changed in these months, but has only slightly grown his beard.

– You can assume that these changes are related to my breakthrough to the Ling Qi stage!" - skillfully translating the topic, I proudly boasted of my success in front of a person close to me.

Lin Hai sent his Qi to test my strength, and after giving it back, he stood up from his seat as if thunderstruck, looking at me in shock.

– At our last meeting, you were only at level 6 Ki, but it only took you three miserable months to achieve such results. Son, this is amazing! With a happy smile, my father put a firm hand on my shoulder. – The world is full of dangers, and I am glad that you were able to become stronger.

– Don't worry, everyone in this world will know my name. However, I have come not only to see you, Father, but also to show the entire clan who is the real talent here and who is a mere dummy.

"Oh, all right. But you should be careful with Lin Qian. If the rumors are true, then she is already at the Ling Qi stage. If that's the case, I can only hope that you can handle it.

"I can handle it." My strength is on a completely different level. The rumors are true, Lin Qian has indeed already broken through, not forgetting to come to the Yun Hai Sect before the annual meeting to take revenge on me, but I easily defeated her while at the 9th level of Ki! There was a mixture of self-satisfaction and anger in my voice. If it wasn't for my talent and plan, I'd be killed.

- What?! Did Lin Qian come to the sect? Xiao Feng, tell me more! "After losing his composure, Lin Hai forced me to tell him all the details. My father listened to everything that happened that day with a darkened face and a cold gleam in his eyes. – With an ally like Chu Zhang Peng, Lin Ba Dao won't hesitate to make a move. I'm sorry, but I'm not strong enough to keep the post for myself.

"Father, you're not interested in the headship at all, so why don't you give it to them?" Why do we need extra trouble? Just give up this place, and let them deal with all the problems that will fall on them, " I suggested in a calm tone, in my opinion, quite a sound idea.

My father doesn't care about the clan at all. According to the canon, he traveled all his youth, occasionally visiting his family. In fact, my father has a very interesting story. He participated in the Xue Yue Kingdom tournament, gaining fame with two friends and one girlfriend, who eventually became his wife and my mother. The latter did not please the Imperial Duan clan, resulting in a battle in which Lin Hai sealed his spirit and was banished from the royal city. The head of the Duan Clan, who is also my father's former best friend, is a vile person who has done the most despicable thing to my father and my mother. It was because of him that my parents had to break up.

"You're absolutely right, son. I've been doing my best for the clan for ten years now, and I think my debt to the last head has already been repaid. At this annual meeting, I will announce that I am leaving the post, I just recently found something to do in the capital city – the way my father easily agreed with me added to my confidence that he clearly did not like being a Patriarch.

Continuing to communicate on various topics, we did not notice how the whole day flew by. When you communicate with a loved one, whom you have not seen for three months, time flies by completely unnoticed, you can only be surprised and shrug your shoulders.

"Okay, Father, I'm going to practice for the next few days in a small forest on the outskirts, find me when we need to go to the meeting," I said goodbye, using all my speed with Soru and quickly covered the kilometers to the edge of the forest.

…

At the same time, a horse was running towards the Lin clan, and the fire was circling around it. Ling Qian was riding a Fiery Stallion. Her red robes fluttered gracefully in the wind, along with her flaming hair. Her whole appearance gave the impression of a noble person of royal blood.

"Your Honor," the two guards at the clan's main gate said obsequiously. Absolutely everyone in the Lin family respected the girl, she was considered the empress of the clan, the future head, and Lin Feng, although he was the son of the head, was considered the most ordinary freeloader in the family.

Ling Qian didn't even glance in their direction, immediately heading towards the residences where the clan members lived, including her father Ling Ba Dao. She was closely followed by two disciples of the Hao Yue Sect.

– Her Ladyship looks different, not at all like the last time!" She became even more beautiful, it is said that she was able to break through to the Ling Qi stage, becoming an elite sect disciple! one of the guards said, looking after her.

– And they say that she was able to awaken two spirits completely. Lin Feng may have an unusual spirit, but in three months at most, he was able to break through to level 7, and this is clearly not enough! The second guard answered him. In their eyes, Lin Feng and Lin Qian had nothing in common, they were not comparable.

Two days later, Lin Hong, the son of Lin Ba Dao, also returned to the clan. All year round, he cultivated in the mountain village of Xue Ying, which, although not considered a sect, is not inferior to them in strength. In addition, Xue Ying Village only accepted cultivators with the spirits of snow, water, and ice. For 12 months, Ling Hong tried to reach Ling Qi to surprise his father and help him take the post of Patriarch.

Apart from Ling Qian and Ling Hong, a huge number of other young members of the Ling clan were returning from the numerous sects established throughout the empire. The annual meeting was approaching. Everyone was curious to know how advanced the younger generation was in cultivation. It is the youth that keeps all the families in Xue Yue together, because in the future, everyone will have their own role in the clan. Also, everyone was wondering if there were any new geniuses who were ready to reveal their extraordinary abilities to everyone. During the meeting, all the results will be announced publicly.

The two brothers, united three months ago, wanted to remove Lin Hai from office, but he was too strong, and they had to retreat, but during the annual meeting, they will be more courageous than on any other day. Everyone believes that Lin Qian will prove that the future of the clan belongs to the Lin Ba Dao family.

…

Right in front of me now were a few dozen trees, uprooted and spread out along their sides. In three days, I had gotten used to Kamui and now I wanted to test the famous invulnerability, with which Obito towered over the rest of the Shinobi world. Although my energy is only enough for a second, but even one second can solve a lot in a protracted battle. Activating the sharingan, which can no longer take the form of three tomoes, but only a black shuriken, I easily passed through several tree pillars. It was an unforgettable experience, after all, I did not want to break through the trees with my carcass, but I trusted my intuition, and the intangible was easily activated. After only one such second, my face was completely pale. Yes, it is better to use this in extreme cases, and then to remain without Qi in battle is like exposing yourself to a blow.

By noon, my Qi was fully replenished, and my father came to the small clearing where I had spent all my training for the past three days. His appearance had completely changed: from his usual relaxed state, it was as if he had moved into a fighting state. He was wearing a dark blue outfit that looked like it was made of ice, and he had the aura of a real commander around him, and his eyes were burning with a blue warlike fire, adding even more determination to this image.

– Xiao Feng, I hope you've already finished your practice?"

"I'll do my best, Father!" Heh, and you should dress like this more often: you might find yourself a new wife, and I a stepmother! Grinning nastily, I approved of his battle uniform. Of course, I know that he will never change his love, but I still wanted to make fun of him. After my words, Lin Hai's face quickly changed, his eyes darted in different directions, and his martial aura immediately faded.

– What are you talking about, son?" Don't talk nonsense, we have to go, or we'll be late! My father replied in a slightly trembling voice, abruptly expressing his desire to get to the main estate as soon as possible, where today's meeting is being held.