Chapter 20 The mother beast returns!
Nowadays, the only one who could communicate with the Spirit Tree on earth was the Guardian Ancestor. He is the oldest ancestor currently staying on earth tasked to guard the Lin Clan's base.
As older generation elders, these Guardian Ancestors had high cultivation realm, and possessed strong spiritual and mental strength, could talk and communicate with the Spirit Tree.
Moreover, as older generation elders, they possess high enough prestige and seniority compared with the Spirit Tree, allowing them to communicate without being ignored by the Spirit Tree.
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So-called Guardian Ancestor was an aloof position Lin Clan. These ancestors were originally very strong with high realm achievement. And most of them were originally part of the seating members among the Lin Clan's elders.
The elders, as older generations of the clan, had struggled for the sake of the family almost all their lives and had crawled into their position today. They were those who had receive the baptism of so-called 'harsh reality of cultivation world' in the competition for resources.
Outliving their various contemporaries, rivals and enemies, they had achieved various achievements successes. Over their long period of lives, as one of the clan members, they had contributed to the clan, proving their ability and qualification to become the clan elders.
After becoming an elder, they would act under the capacity of being one of the clan's directors. They supervised and managed the clan, giving valuable advice to the Lin Clan's Patriarch, and helping each other to promote the clan's development.
However, some very powerful elders, had lived long enough such that they had even outlived their own immediate descendants. In such case, they no longer had deep attachment to the newer generations.
After all, the reason people lived and continue to struggle, beside for oneself, but also for the sake of loved ones, family members and friends.
They, who no longer have the desire to continue to struggle, were bound to feel tired and weary, so much so that they were no longer interested to worldly affair.
For these elders, they just want to retire and enjoy the rest of their lives in peace.
In response, the clan would then give them an aloof position, the Guardian Ancestor. One of the reasons was to honor these elders' contribution as well as acknowledging them.
At the same time, the clan could preserve their own strength while retaining the retiring elder's position and influences.
As Guardian Ancestor, they were free of any obligation and tiring task of managing the clan. Instead, they were only asked to lend a hand should the clan ever need help, especially during life and death situation. They normally were stationed in important bases, though they are free to move around.
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But even if there's the unlikely event that the Spirit Tree grows fond of Lin Ren, and willing to communicate with the Guardian Ancestor to tell him the location, it would be troublesome to send Lin Ren there.
Not only they need to forcefully drag him, who had run away and unwilling to be sent outside, but also need to spend enormous resources to reach the destination.
Due to the complex structure of Lin Clan's defensive network, they would need to personally drag him across dozens transmission formation towards outside Lin Clan defensive network before reaching the destination.
They would need to request various approvals to pass the defense checkpoint and withstand the cost for using and activating the various transmission formation.
Plus, the cost needed for them to return home...in short it would be too troublesome to do it.
The clan would not agree to spend these resources just to send an unwilling problematic child outside.
If that happen, Lin Ren's opportunity to grow would be obstructed.
On earth there's not many so-called heavenly chance encounters. So, Lin Ren's growth would be halted.
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Thus, after many considerations, Lin Ren grandfather and parents decided to keep the matter a secret. By understanding Lin Ren impulsive nature, they know he would run into the garden to steal the fruit.
Once he stepped onto the platform and stay long enough, then everything would go smoothly.
If there's anyone around, Lin Ren might be anxious. He would quickly sneak in, quickly stole the fruit and ran away immediately.
So, they decided to give him a sense of assurance, hiding themselves, giving him time, allowing him to feel at ease, put his guard down and leisurely went into the garden.
And the result was as expected.
However now hearing Lin Qing words just now, were they overthinking it? Though it was a good idea to keep secret to Lin Qing to avoid her tagging along, but was it a good idea to keep Lin Ren from knowing the truth?
If they had properly explained to him and then say: "Go, that's the transmission formation. There you can learn to fly, use magic and meet dragon and phoenix!", would Lin Ren just direct jump onto the platform happily?
Everyone: "..."
"Oh, my dear son, my poor son," the mother starts to feel sad and distressed again.
Thinking of sending her child without telling anything, she felt guilty and regret. Moreover, they didn't properly say their farewells. She doesn't know when they would meet again.
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At this moment, their dear child who they were kept thinking off, was running frantically through the forest.
The figure had quickly escaped from the ruins, climbed down the mountain and escaped towards the forest below.
On his behind, the young Qilin was tightly following him. They were both in panic. Total panic.
They were running forward as fast as their leg could allow. And although the Qilin should be able to run faster than Lin Ren, but due to his injuries, he could not outrun Lin Ren.
Seeing the tall trees coming into view just in front, he desperately prayed.
'Dear God...'
'Please save me this time. I had tried to become benevolent whenever I could as my parents had hoped for. For all the good deeds I had done, please, pretty please give us, give me a chance of survive!'
'What? You don't believe me?'
'I have always tried to save an injured cat by catching and treating them, though I did indeed release it back onto the tree with dogs waiting below.'
'But I had frequently donated some money, you know several dollars, not yen, won, yuan or rupiah, to the strolling hungry children. Though admittedly most of the time, it was when I was either treating myself to a full plate of beef skewer with matsutake and bell peppers or eating beef croquette that Aunt Lin sold.'
'Shame of me? What else can I do? That's my hometown's famous food street area. If I don't enjoy myself, why would I be going there?'
'Okay fine. If that doesn't count, how about this one.'
'I had once helped my enemy, repaying evil with goodness as the Creator teaches, despite our hostility and antagonism. I had helped him by introducing to a non-profit money laundering group, though afterwards I turn my back and went to the police to report it.'
'Did you say I've pitted him? How dare you slander my benevolent heart. I'm just kindly hoping for my enemy to stop making mistakes and turn over a new leaf. I had even prayed for them to become a better person. Amen'
Back on earth in a certain lockup jail, in certain province, a haggard young man who was lying down on the bed sneezed hard.
'So anyway, God, please grant this selfish request mine'
'Give me time to slip away from the mother beast's chase.'
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Yes, they are now running away as fast as they can before the mother beast return.
From far away heavy footsteps thud and deafening angry roar could be heard.
Let us go back to several minutes ago...
Hearing the voice prompt in his mind, he then said, "STATUS".
[STATUS]
[Name: Lin Ren]
'I guess when I introduced myself, she kindly registered it. I supposed I'm now indeed her master.'
[Species Information:
- Race: Human
- Level of Degeneration: D-level]
[Affiliation Details:
- Star Region: Pantheon Druids Region
- Affiliation Palace: none
- Affiliation Rank: none
- Affiliation Jurisdiction: none]
'Pantheon Druids? What's that? Is this some kind of game's title?'
[Aptitude:
- Spirit Root: E-level
- Spiritual Root: E-level
- Physique Root: E-level
- Elemental Root: F-level
- Attributes: Flame, thunder]
'Ooh. nice. I'm a flaming thunder attribute. Maybe later I'll be able to cast spells like chain lightning or like the wide area AoE Lightning Strike.'
'My future enemy, be ready to feel my wrath!'
[Physical Condition:
- Fitness: E-level
- Functioning Organs: F-level
- Toxin and Poison Immunity: F-level
- Elemental Resistance: None]
[Dantian Formation Condition:
- Jing Dantian: Empty
- Shen Dantian: Empty
- Body Physique: Common
- Qi Dantian: Empty]
[Cultivation Condition:
- Route: none
- Achievement: none]
[Inventory]
[Knowledge Node]
[Map]
'Well, a bunch of stuff here seems new. The ring can scan the dantian condition. Is that why it can determine achievement? The achievement is the realm, right?'
'I wonder if the realm was like those in novels. Houtian? Xiantian? Qi Gathering? Foundation? Gold Core?'
At this moment, on the ground there's vibrations as if something gigantic was taking a walk.
And there's a loud roar coming from the right direction.
After quietly affirming the direction and the continuous steps keeps getting stronger, he finally reacted.
The mother beast is coming!