Chapter 323 Past Glory

The men and women dared not to say too much even if they thought that he was beneath them because of Lin Xun’s power.

Lin Xun didn’t need to guess to know what they were thinking, but he couldn’t be bothered explaining to them. After all, what he said tonight wasn’t meant for them.

They were just a group of hedonistic children, so he had no intention of stating who he was to them.

He only wanted to spread the news that he had taken charge of Mind Cleansing Peak through the mouths of the Lin Family’s descendants!

He wanted all the members of the Lin Family to know about it!

He wanted to see how many people would come forward and stand against him.

Lin Zhong soon returned. He couldn’t help but frown with worry when he saw the figures kneeling on the ground, but he didn’t say anything. He knew that his young master wasn’t a rash person. Perhaps, he did that to show his power or for other reasons. It definitely was not out of recklessness.

“It’s my first time on Mind Cleansing Peak, so I don’t want to make things too difficult for you all. I’ve decided to let you all go now. However, if you want to come to Mind Cleansing Peak in the future, you must receive my consent first.”

Lin Xun waved his hand, turned around, and walked into the hall.

However, the men and women seemed to not believe that Lin Xun would let them go so easily. Only when they saw Lin Xun’s figure disappear into the depths of Mind Cleansing Hall did they believe it was true.

“Let’s go!”

The men and women got up and hurried away, full of anger and hatred.

They planned to immediately report the incident to the elders of their clan. A bastard in his teens dared to threaten to take charge of Mind Cleansing Peak.

It was only when they reached the bottom of the Mind Cleansing Peak did a man suddenly ask, “Lin Zhong, who is that kid?”

The others reacted fiercely. Correct, they were still unaware of Lin Xun’s true identity!

They couldn’t be blamed for that though. Lin Xun didn’t respond to any of their questions and just beat them up. How would they have time to think about other things?

“Young masters and young ladies, that was Lin Xun, the son of my Master Lin Wenjing and my Lady Luo Qingxun,” Lin Zhong said pridefully.

“What?”

“Lin Wenjing’s son? Didn’t he die when he was born?”

“Lin Zhong, are you mistaken?”

‘No wonder he looks familiar. I felt like I’ve seen him somewhere before.”

The men and women broke into an uproar. Evidently, the news was a huge shock to them.

They continued to question Lin Zhong and repeatedly asked him whether he was certain that Lin Xun was Lin Wenjing’s son.

Lin Xun’s true identity brought a bad feeling to their hearts.

Although they had intended to report to the elders of the clan for them to retaliate against Lin Xun, they now realized how serious the situation was!

They had to immediately report the matter to the elders of the family!

The men and women left in a hurry.

……

The hall was in shambles and the air reeked of alcohol.

Lin Xun sat quietly on a chair, his gaze wandering around the room like he was full of worries.

From the moment he had learned about his background, he should have been happy, but the truth was that he wasn’t happy at all.

The matters back then were too complicated!

In that bloody tragedy, his father Lin Wenjing was killed, his mother Luo Qingxun disappeared and not one of his immediate family members survived.

The culprit was a man called Yun Qingbai, and he was from a mysterious sect called the Omega Sword Sect.

Lin Xun had no other information other than that.

However, the bloody tragedy didn’t end there. The reality was much cruller. The tragedy left the Lin Family without a leader and caused it to fall into a situation of internal struggles and external invasions.

In the end, many top forces took advantage of the chance to divide the wealth and power of the Lin Family and caused the clan to deteriorate.

All that previously had nothing to do with Lin Xun. But from the moment he stepped into the Forbidden City, he had to take the responsibility upon himself whether he wanted to or not because he was the son of Lin Wenjing.

However, it was easier said than done. When he was faced with the situation, he found that there were too many difficulties, complications, and things involved. He didn’t know where to start.

He had never experienced a similar matter in the past. A teenager from a mining prison had become a direct descendant of the Lin Clan in the Forbidden City and had taken charge of one of the seventy-two peaks of the Mountains of Aristocratic Clans!

Lin Xun found it hard to adapt to his sudden identity change.

It was like a beggar on the street being suddenly identified as a son of the emperor. No one could quickly adapt to such a huge change.

Of course, Lin Xun’s encounter was like a gorgeous counterattack to many people from poor backgrounds. He didn’t need to struggle anymore and had suddenly become a direct descendant of an aristocratic clan. Who wouldn’t be envious of him?

Even if the Lin Clan had deteriorated, the identity of being the descendant of an aristocratic clan wasn’t easy to obtain.

For example, Luo Qingxun was outstanding in every way and achieved first place in the national exam, but all the members of the Lin Family had still opposed her relationship with Lin Wenjing.

Why?

Simply because Luo Qingxun came from a poor family and wasn’t considered qualified to be with Lin Wenjing!

Only Lin Xun was aware of the pitiful and unbearable situation of being the successor of the Lin Family and the countless dangers that were buried in the position.

If possible, he would rather not be a member of the Lin Clan!

Glamorous identity?

An unknown number of enemies were fiercely glaring at him in the dark!

His status had soared to the sky?

What a joke!

The members of the Lin Family wouldn’t easily allow him to take charge of Mind Cleansing Peak. How had his status soared to the sky?

Lin Xun had to face unimaginable dangers and difficulties alone if he were to take the responsibilities upon his shoulders.

Moreover, he could die horribly with the slightest carelessness!

The empty and deserted hall was a mess, but the fifteen-year-old youngster sat in a chair in a daze, preoccupied with his thoughts.

“When you enter the Forbidden City, you can turn the world upside down!”

The letter marked with a cluster of Violet Glory Flower flashed across his mind. He thought of the sentence in the letter and thought of the mysterious, influential person in the imperial family.

Inexplicably, Lin Xun’s jet-black eyes glimmered with light.

“Of course, many people in the Forbidden City think that you are closely connected with the Black Glory Sacred Hall. Since that’s the case, let the misunderstanding continue.”

Lin Xun then remembered the words of the old man from the Black Glory Sacred Hall. The corners of his lips curled upwards.

“No matter what dangers there are, from today on, I will turn the world upside down for you to see...” Lin Xun muttered, a resolute determination replacing the gloom around him.

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Soon, the old servant Lin Zhong returned and Lin Xun invited him to sit down. “Uncle Zhong, tell me about the situation of the Lin Family.”

Lin Zhong seemed to have expected Lin Xun to ask him so he didn’t look surprised. He organized his thoughts and told him everything.

Lin Xun learned that, five hundred years ago, the Lin Family was an upper aristocratic clan in the Forbidden City and was comparable with the current seven high clans!

The criteria for judging an aristocratic clan was very simple: whether or not it had a Life Death Stage King in the clan!

At the time, Lin Daochen, an ancestor of the Lin Family, was a renowned Life Death Stage King in the empire.

Unfortunately, a terrifying king in the Darkness Kingdom had defeated Lin Daochen on the battlefield and killed him!

Since then, the Lin Family fell from the ranks of the high clans to the ranks of the mid-aristocratic clans as its foundation was greatly damaged. Most embarrassingly, there had never been another Life Death Stage King in the Lin Clan for hundreds of years.

Even so, the power that the Lin Family possessed exceeded that of ordinary mid-aristocratic clans and was comparable to the seven high clans.

Hundreds of years passed and it remained relatively calm and peaceful. Although the Lin Family had never returned to the ranks of the high clans, its status hadn’t declined again.

It wasn’t until fifteen years ago that a bloody tragedy happened to the Lin Family and completely changed their power

Almost all the immediate families of the Lin Feiting, the head of the family, were killed. The rich and powerful forces ruthlessly took advantage of the chance to attack the Lin Clan to split its power and wealth. As a result, the Lin Clan hit rock bottom.

Now, the Lin Family could only barely be considered a lower aristocratic clan given its power.

Lin Xun couldn’t help but feel upset. Five hundred years ago, the Lin Family was one of the top clans. We had monstrous authority and had a Life Death Stage King in the clan.

Five hundred years later, it has declined to the point where it could barely be considered a lower aristocratic clan. We have hit rock bottom and lost all our glory.

Compared with the other seven high clans, the Lin Family has indeed deteriorated too quickly.

Lin Xun restrained his emotions and asked, “Uncle Zhong, what is the current situation of the Lin Family?”

“All the immediate family members of the head of the clan were killed in the tragedy and now only the clansmen of the other four branches of the Lin Clan remain…” Lin Zhong’s voice was low and his face clouded over.

It turned out that there were five main branches in the Lin Family. Lin Xun’s grandfather, Lin Feiting, was in the direct descendant branch and that branch had always controlled the power of the clan.

The other four branches consisted of descendants of Lin Feiting’s four younger brothers as well as many in-laws and distant relatives.

After the bloody incident, the clansmen of the other four branches moved away from Mind Cleansing Peak and resided in other areas of the Forbidden City. They were nominally members of the Lin Family, but in truth, they had split into four different forces.

Lin Xun frowned as he grasped a key problem. “The clansmen of the other four branches didn’t hesitate to work with the enemies to split the wealth of the Lin Clan for their benefit. Why did they willingly move away from Mind Cleansing Peak?

Mind Cleansing Peak!

It was one of the seventy-two peaks of the Mountains of Aristocratic Clans. It represented supreme glory and status. Who would be willing to give up on such a treasured place and settle down elsewhere?

There had to be a reason for it!