Stable Foundation

Determination steadily increased among the Lin Family members. This was the mystical process of cultivation.

Nobody can simply absorb the energies of the universe to breakthrough. Doing so will only ruin one's foundation or possibly kill them.

Every Profound Law cultivator needs to have a deep understanding of the Profound Laws. Only with perception abilities could one control the Profound Laws and used them to grow stronger, eventually uncovering their own path of the Great Dao!

The Spiritual Sea was the foundation of a cultivator. A soul would be useless without it. The promotion of the Spiritual Sea was the best gift any cultivator could ever ask for!

Many Lin Family members were absolutely ready to challenge the breakthrough close to their necks. Their predictable futures had finally shed a different light.

And at this time, the three highest Elders and the Heavenly Lin genius shook up from their trance state.

The high Elders all shared a glance with each other. The joy and excitement truly were there. They even felt the boundaries to the 9th layer were exceedingly close to them!

However, there were some matters all of them needed to consider. Things were rarely straightforward in their world.

The woman high Elder held a contemplative expression. She sent a sound transmission to the other high Elders. 'If Guo could identify that seemingly young man, should he be a junior in our family? Can we even consider this a possibility? His understanding of the Profound Laws is far, far superior to Great Elder Hai. Furthermore, just based on his understanding, he exuded a more terrifying sensation than anything Great Elder Kai can generate. And none of us even knows the depths of his mysterious abilities.'

'At the very least, he doesn't seem to have harmful intentions. Otherwise, why help all of our perception abilities? He evidently had the power to massacre all of us with just a wave of his hand. That's a power only Heavenly King has.' One of the elders felt a bit optimistic.

The third Elder said, 'We'll need to report this to the Great Elders. Since he helped all of us, it can be considered as us having a debt to him. Just look at Guo and Wu. They seem the most enlightened out of them all.'

'Oh? They actually do?' The woman high Elder calmly looked over.

She and the other high Elders could precisely detect the strange fluctuations in their Heavenly Auras. As if their Divine Senses were spreading deep into the Heaven and Earth, trying to grasp hold of a new road suddenly laid out for them.

There was even a hint of mystery to their Heavenly Aura. But as soon as that mysterious sensation came, it instantly left.

Lin Guo and Lin Wu blinked, their eyes exuding the brilliant radiance of Profound Laws!

The duo quickly snapped their gazes forward, but confusion soon plastered their faces. Looking around with their Divine Sense, neither of them could detect a specific life aura.

The Heavenly Lin geniuses soon snapped their gazes on the high Elders. Lin Guo promptly asked, her tone a bit hurried, "High Elders? Where-where did that expert go? He suddenly vanished! I need to give him thanks. I feel like I can reach the middle layer within a year, or maybe just months from now!"

"Mn. On my own, the middle layers would've taken me at least five years. Now, I am sure if doing it in less than nine months! We owe a great debt to this expert." Lin Wu also honestly spoke.

He and Lin Guo's respect and reverence couldn't be higher! For an expert who so causally demonstrates such a deep understanding of Profound Laws is far beyond their comprehension. It was only natural for them to feel the need to honor such a gracious expert.

In response to the Heavenly Lin geniuses' questions, the high Elders suddenly went alert.

Their Divine Sense spread to its limit! They covered the entire range of the great library in moments. Hundreds of life auras filled their senses. And yet, not a single one of them could detect Lin Xiang's life aura.

The only thing they can confirm was the fact that every single Lin family member was still present in the great library.

One of the high Elders swiped a cold sweat off his brow. 'It seems that nobody else had even noticed that expert's disappearance. How terrifying...is Great Elder Hai's movement ability as powerful as this?'

'To move without stimulating our senses proves an even greater fact that this expert attainment with the Profound Laws is simply beyond every possible means. Thankfully, this expert really is benevolent.' The woman Elder creased her brows.

If an expert like that can instantly vanish, the damage they could potentially cause to their family was more than evident. All kinds of horrific downfalls could plague their family all in a moment. And the high Elders would be completely helpless.

A sigh of mixed relief escaped the high Elders' mouths. Though they still stayed on guard, just in case.

The only thing bothering the high Elders now was the reason why.

Just why their Family Manor out of all others in the city?

Wouldn't there be more appropriate sects to raise to a powerful level?

None of the high Elders could understand it. But now wasn't quite the time to figure out the reason why.

The woman Elder explained to the Heavenly Lin geniuses, "It seems this mysterious expert has the capability to disappear from our senses. If he can appear without our notice and leave without our notice, then it only means he far surpasses our powers."

Lin Guo's response was prompt. Her eyes shined with overflowing light. "Then we must find out who the expert is! He really is gracious to help us all. The debt we owe cannot be understated."

"While that may be true, we need to know just who this mysterious expert is. Guo, you seemed as if you could identify him from before?" The woman high Elder asked.

Her words caused a significant tremor to shock through Lin Guo's entire being. It was as if her mind had suddenly awoken, digging up a buried memory she had planned to forever forget about.

Slightly jumping up, Lin Guo hurriedly said, "Ah! That's right! Days ago, I met with one who I thought to be another Profound realm disciple. He had completely blown off going to the Great Elders' guidance session. Initially, I disdained him. But it seems I was the frog at the bottom of the well that couldn't see the higher mountain."

As she spoke, her lips curled into a self-deprecating smile. Such an expert was living among them for all this time, and she had the audacity to treat him like a puny ant.

The more she thought of it, the bigger a sinking feeling dropped within her gut. As if there was some kind of blade twisting her intestine, making her go green with regret.

The high Elders narrowed their eyes in thought. For all these years, an expert was simply living here, without anyone's knowledge?

He even escaped the Great Elder's senses!

One of the high Elders couldn't help but feel it was too suspicious. 'Was this expert injured? Or was this all planned? Just why did he wait so long to appear?'

'And for that matter, just what was he doing while all eyes weren't on him? Could he possibly lay out some long-term plan for our family?' The other male high Elder pressed on the suspicions.

It was only the woman high Elder who analyzed the situation more evenly. 'No matter what his intentions are or were, it's undeniable that he helped us all. It could be a simple case of a strange expert on a journey who decided to throw us a helping hand. We just need to this time and calmly scout out everything.'

At this time, Lin Wu suddenly spoke up. "What's done in the past can't be changed, Guo. What matter now is the future. Since the expert was undercover among us, there should be at least one person who knows him. If there is, we can perhaps make a connection to that expert. We can't afford to let this chance go to waste."

"Mn!" The vigor had suddenly reignited within Lin Guo's eyes. She eagerly said, "This time, even if it's a simple Profound realm cultivator, I won't treat them poorly. Related to that mysterious expert, they most likely have Profound secrets related to him. This could be one of the best chances we have for our family!"

The high Elders stayed silent, though a glint was shimmering within their eyes.

At this time, from deep within the massive crowd, a mysterious person stayed completely undetected. His presence was that of a fog. Not a single person could peer in or perceive it.

Naturally, this was Lin Xiang. He stayed behind for a few seconds to gauge the high Elders and the Heavenly Lin geniuses' reactions.

His plan was mostly banking on the positive emotions they would generate from his guidance. And to his expectations, even going slightly beyond them, the Heavenly Lin geniuses felt an unending amount of gratitude.

They placed him on the highest pedestal, surpassing that of their unfathomable Great Elders.

It all made sense to Lin Xiang. The most important goal in any Profound Law cultivator's life was their Dao cultivation. Finding any amount of success, whether it was big or small, would satisfy them from their souls, giving them a greater sense of peace than what mortal means can give.

If Lin Xiang were to force the Lin Family Manor through overpowering strength, many of them would feel completely terrified and slightly indignant.

Even sects with demon practices who highly value strength would still feel terrified if some expert were to forcefully suppress them all.

However, if one's ability has the effect of considerably increasing hundreds of Profound Law cultivators' Spiritual Seas, they would feel respect and gratitude from the depths of their souls!

Thus, even when Lin Tu and Lin Ning are inevitably found out about having connections with Lin Xiang, they would be more respected than counted as suspicious.

After all, the Lin Family Manor would want a mysterious expert like this to come back to them for another guidance.

Why would they potentially ruin their chances by antagonizing the only people Lin Xiang had relations with?

Of course, the personalities of Profound Law cultivators heavily vary. Some are more extreme than others. Many simply wouldn't give a damn as long as the end goals are met.

The future would always be a toss-up on where the direction would go. But for now, at least for a year or possibly two, if Lin Xiang's lucky, the situation would be stable.

By that time, Lin Xiang was sure he'll be able to do anything unhindered within the Divine Central Continent.

Lin Xiang gave one last casual smile before swiftly shuffling out of the great library. Not a single person could hinder his silent leave.