Xianxia: Establishing an Immortal Clan Through Simulation

“You… you all… how is it possible that all of you broke through to the Postnatal realm? Impossible, this is impossible!”

At this moment, under the care of his guards, Wang Jinglun, who had just regained consciousness, stared at Lin Zitao and the others in the arena, his voice filled with disbelief.

It couldn’t be helped—this was simply too shocking.

For a family whose strongest member was merely at the Prenatal realm, producing one genius was normal. Producing two or three could be attributed to good fortune.

But producing over ten geniuses in quick succession? That was beyond mere luck.

This wasn’t something a third-rate family could achieve.

“Hah, there’s nothing impossible about it. This young master’s talent is far superior to yours. Breaking through to the Postnatal realm is nothing remarkable.”

“Exactly! Do you think everyone’s as useless as you? Nineteen years old and only at the second stage of the Postnatal realm? If I reached your age and wasn’t at least at the third stage of the Postnatal realm, I’d just bash my head against the wall!”

“…”

Lin Zitao and the others, boosted by their threefold cultivation speed, brimmed with confidence.

Originally, their talents ranked as only mid-to-lower-tier in Qianyuan Country. While better than most ordinary people, they were far inferior to true prodigies.

But all of that changed with their sudden threefold cultivation speed.

In just over a month, they had all advanced to the first stage of the Postnatal realm. Their martial skills had improved significantly as well, with many mastering or nearing mastery of Postnatal level martial skill. Without these advancements, defeating Wang Jinglun with one combined attack would have been impossible.

Lin Zichen merely smiled without commenting.

Youth is the age of passion and showing off, after all.

With the added cultivation speed, as long as they remained diligent, reaching beyond the third stage of the Postnatal realm by nineteen would indeed be achievable.

“Alright, Lin Zitao, let’s head back now!”

However, Lin Zichen, with his sharp senses, noticed some individuals discreetly leaving the crowd.

Realizing it wasn’t wise to stay, he motioned for Lin Zitao and the others to follow him and headed back toward the Lin family.

Seeing this, Lin Zitao and the others opened their mouths as if to speak, but ultimately refrained from challenging their young master in front of the gathered crowd.

Instead, they led the group of young men and followed Lin Zichen back to the Lin family.

But the incident didn’t settle down after the main players left. On the contrary, it caused an enormous stir.

The major powers held a series of urgent meetings about the matter.

Even the three great forces at the pinnacle of Qingfeng City found themselves at a loss.

“What’s going on? What’s really going on? According to our intelligence, the Lin family hasn’t acquired any special opportunities or treasures. So how could they suddenly produce so many Postnatal realm warriors under the age of eighteen? Someone explain this to me!”

Deep within the Feng family’s estate, the clan leader was furious. He flung the intelligence reports onto the elder in charge of the matter.

The elders present didn’t dare breathe too loudly, lowering their heads. Yet confusion flickered in their minds as well.

What exactly was happening with the Lin family?

“Clan leader, we’ve been wronged! Our intelligence is accurate. Even the records at the City Lord’s Mansion match ours. The Lin family producing so many young Postnatal warriors isn’t due to them obtaining some external opportunity.”

“Hm? Are you certain?”

“Absolutely. One hundred percent certain. Qingfeng City only has so many Prenatal warriors. Each major power has eyes and ears all over the city. Even if the Lin family’s Prenatal warriors could avoid our Feng family’s surveillance, could they also evade the City Lord’s Mansion and the Qingmu Sect?”

“In recent years, I can guarantee that the Lin family’s Prenatal warriors have not left Qingfeng City.”

The Intelligence Elder, with a determined expression, seemed ready to bare his soul to prove his point.

Seeing this, the Feng family clan leader, now calm, began to contemplate deeply.

If the Lin family hadn’t stumbled upon some external opportunity, could it be that something had happened internally?

But what could have possibly occurred within Qingfeng City to elevate the younger generation of the Lin family into such an extraordinary group of martial artists?

For a moment, the grand hall fell into complete silence.

“Clan leader, could it be possible that this change in the Lin family has something to do with Qingzhou City?”

Finally, after a long pause, a voice filled with uncertainty broke the silence.

This suggestion caused a stir among the Feng family leaders present.

“Oh? Speak your thoughts, Grand Elder.”

The Feng family clan leader turned his gaze toward the Grand Elder, signaling him to elaborate.

“The Lin family’s ancestral land, while not as ancient as ours, has been around for two centuries. If there was some hidden opportunity in their territory, they would have utilized it long ago. They wouldn’t still be struggling to produce a Master by now.”

“Next is the Lin family’s background.”

“They were founded by the illegitimate child of a Grandmaster. Crucially, that Grandmaster hailed from the Lin family of Qingzhou City.”

“Decades ago, the Qingzhou City Lin family reconnected with the Lin family in Qingfeng City, even extending a promise: if they met certain conditions, they could return to Qingzhou City as a legitimate branch of the family.

This shows that both the Grandmaster and the Qingzhou Lin family value their bloodline connections. Now that Qingfeng City’s Lin family has produced a prodigy like their young master, it’s possible they’ve earned early recognition and resource support from Qingzhou City.”

The Grand Elder’s analysis was detailed and convincing, earning nods of agreement from many of the elders present.

However, some were skeptical of his conclusion, particularly the claim that the Lin family had gained Qingzhou City Lin Family’s approval solely because of Lin Zichen, the “super prodigy.”

“Grand Elder, I admit the Lin family young master is extraordinary, having reached the second stage of the Postnatal realm at just sixteen. However, isn’t it a bit far-fetched to suggest this alone was enough to earn Qingzhou City Lin family’s recognition?”

“Indeed. The Qingzhou City Lin family is a well-established first-rate power with influence spanning the entire Qianyuan Country. They’ve seen countless geniuses. A mere sixteen-year-old at the second stage of the Postnatal realm, even factoring in differences in resource allocation, hardly seems sufficient to win such early favor.”

The Feng family elders’ doubts hit the nail on the head, pointing out the most glaring flaw in the Grand Elder’s theory.

But the Grand Elder, unfazed, confidently responded, delivering a statement that left everyone in deep thought.

“Before Lin Zichen was named the young master, his publicly displayed cultivation stage was merely at the eighth stage of the Body Refinement realm. Yet, when challenged by his peers, he immediately revealed strength at the second stage of the Postnatal realm.”

“What does that tell us?”

“It shows that he’s been hiding his true strength all along.”

“And if that’s the case, do you really believe his current stage is only at the second stage of the Postnatal realm?”

“If it were, do you think the Lin family would have unanimously broken tradition to name him the young master?”

These successive rhetorical questions sent a chill through the hearts of the Feng family elders.

In truth, none of them had considered this angle before.