"Ehn, Uncle, my father left something for me?" Lin Feng asked bewilderedly.
"Hmm, that's right." Lin Mu reached into his storage pouch and pulled out a rusty metal box that looked as if it were about to fall apart and slid it over the table to Lin Feng.
He picked it up, placed it over his ear, and shook it. The contents made a rustling sound.
"What's inside it?" Lin Feng asked curiously.
"I don't know. Second Brother made it clear that only you can open it," Lin Mu said, then sighed and stood up.
"Well, that's it, Xiao Feng. I know you're just waking up and you've already had quite a day, so we'll leave you to relax."
"Xiao Feng, remember the family meeting is in seven days, and all the younger generation are required to participate. Even you are not an exception. Even though you can cultivate again, I fear that seven days is too short for you… hey," he said and sighed dejectedly.
"Uncle, what is the comparative strength of the younger generation? Are there any Martial Masters?"
"Haha, is Master so easy to break through? Rest assured, there aren't any Masters. The strength of the younger generation ranges from the third layer of Martial Apprentice to the fifth layer of Martial Warrior, with the majority being in the Apprentice realm, while those relatively outstanding ones have stepped into the Martial Warrior realm. The best of them are already at Warrior 3rd and 4th layer, which is why it's going to be hard to distinguish yourself."
Lin Feng nodded while clenching his fists.
"It is said that Lin Tian has already broken through to the 5th realm and even further and reached the peak of it. I suspect the Grand Elder is going to use the meeting as an opportunity to usurp the clan head position and attack both you and me. He might even use it as an excuse to drive you out of the clan," Lin Mu sighed dejectedly and added.
"Don't worry, Uncle. I, Lin Feng, will not be inferior to anyone. I will rise up and defeat everyone once again and show all those who look down on me that the genius they once knew has risen from the ashes and returned," Lin Feng said confidently.
"GOOD! GOOD! What a good 'risen from the ashes.' As expected of Second Brother's son. Well then, your Third Uncle is looking forward to your performance." At that moment, Lin Mu couldn't help but admire Lin Feng after hearing his confident words and looking at his posture, which gave off an aura of confidence even against the odds.
"Feifei also believes that Young Master can do it. Feifei wishes Young Master can defeat all those bad guys," Ye Feifei also chimed in with enthusiasm, swinging her arms in exaggerated gestures.
"Haha!" Both Lin Feng and Lin Mu burst out in laughter at her display.
[DING!]
[DING!]
In between all that, Lin Feng also had notifications from the system but decided to ignore them, at least until after he saw Lin Mu and Ye Feifei out.
As he followed them outside the door, Lin Mu turned around and patted Lin Feng's shoulder.
"Also, Xiao Feng, watch out for Lin Tian's revenge in the coming days. He is notoriously petty and will definitely take revenge. Be careful, and if you can't handle it, come and find me."
"Thank you, Uncle. Xiao Feng understands."
Lin Mu walked out of the courtyard, while Ye Feifei went to her own room across from his in the courtyard.
He returned to his room, locked the door, and sat cross-legged on the futon.
"Alright, System, pull up the message."
[DING!]
[CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HOST FOR UNLOCKING AUXILIARY FUNCTION OF THE SYSTEM: "MISSION HALL"]
[MISSION 1: WIN THE FAMILY MEETING
REWARD: ???]
[MISSION 2: FIND OUT WHO IS BEHIND THE ZHAO FAMILY AND THEIR OBJECTIVE
REWARD: ???]
[MISSION 3: FIND LIN BATIAN
REWARD: ???]
"Ooh, cool. But, System, why are the rewards not listed?" Lin Feng scrolled over the missions and couldn't help but ask.
[WELL, BEFORE THE HOST COMPLETES THE MISSION, THE HOST ISN'T AUTHORIZED TO KNOW THE REWARD. PLEASE COMPLETE THE MISSION, THEN THE HOST WILL NATURALLY KNOW WHAT THE REWARDS ARE.]
"Ohh, so that's it." He nodded his head, thinking the System's explanation made sense.
"Wait, System, aren't you the Daily Sign-In System? Don't I have a daily sign-in today?"
[YES, I AM INDEED A DAILY SIGN-IN SYSTEM, AND YES, HOST DOES HAVE AN AVAILABLE SIGN-IN TODAY.]
"Then why didn't you inform me?"
[THE HOST NEVER ASKED!]
"Tch, what a useless System," Lin Feng almost cursed out loud.
"Well then, System, sign in for me," Lin Feng calmed down and said.
[DING!
SIGN-IN REQUEST DETECTED. BECAUSE IT IS THE HOST'S FIRST TIME SIGNING IN, THE HOST WILL RECEIVE THREE ITEMS. THE FIRST ITEM DRAW WILL RECEIVE A 300% BOOST IN LUCK, WHILE THE REST WILL BE NORMAL. DOES HOST WISH TO DRAW? YES/NO.]
"Yes," he mentally commanded.
[DING!
CONGRATULATIONS TO HOST FOR RECEIVING "NINE HEAVENS DEVOURING ANCIENT DEMONS LAW!"
CONGRATULATIONS FOR RECEIVING: PURPLE PLUM SPIRIT GRASS
CONGRATULATIONS FOR RECEIVING: STEEL SWORD!]
Lin Feng hurriedly checked the rewards.
[NINE HEAVENS DEVOURING ANCIENT DEMONS LAW – YELLOW GRADE TOP-LEVEL CULTIVATION METHOD (EVOLVABLE): An unorthodox cultivation method that, at its peak, can swallow the moon, the stars, and even the heavens themselves. It can also devour any kind of energy used for one's cultivation. Currently Yellow Top-Level, so it can only devour creatures up to one cultivation realm above the host or below.
NUMBER OF CREATURES DEVOURED TO NEXT EVOLUTION: (0/25)]
He couldn't help but suck in a cold breath of air.
"This cultivation method is too powerful. It can actually evolve itself. It seems I don't need to look for another cultivation method, but do I need to kill people indiscriminately?" Lin Feng frowned and asked the System.
[NO. HOST DOESN'T NEED TO DO THAT. HOST CAN JUST KILL DEMON BEASTS AS AN ALTERNATIVE.]
He sighed in relief, then looked at the other items.
[PURPLE PLUM SPIRIT GRASS: A third-tier spirit grass, one of the ingredients for making a Tier 4 pill.]
A grass shaped like a fruit appeared out of thin air in his hand.
"Ohh, it's actually a Tier 4 alchemy material. Too bad neither I nor the predecessor had any knowledge or talent for alchemy." He shook his head in regret, then put it aside and took out the last item.
A thin sword made completely out of silver appeared in his hand.
[STEEL SWORD: A Yellow Top-Grade sword.]
"Not bad. At least I don't have to worry about a weapon for a while." He played with it for a bit, then put it down.
Then he rubbed his hands excitedly.
"Let's test this cultivation method. System, send it to me."
[DING!]
The System sounded, and all the information about the technique entered his head.
He operated the technique, then—
"BOOM!"