Old Man Ye heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Ye Qinchu and said, "Although there are few people in the family now, the number of cultivators will gradually increase in the future."
"We should also set some rules. You have studied for many years, so I'll leave this matter to you."
Ye Qinchu nodded and immediately said with a smile: "Don't worry, father. I will set the clan rules within three days."
Old Man Ye nodded, then he remembered something, and suddenly said with a sullen face: "The Lin family is really going too far."
When everyone heard this, they all showed a hint of doubt.
Ye Qinxin couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, and then asked, "Father, could it be that your injury was caused by the Lin family?"
"The Lin family's ancestor deliberately kept some tricks to himself, otherwise how could we be hurt by the poisonous mist?"
Mr. Ye took a deep breath and told everyone the whole story.
It turned out that in this battle, not only did the Lin family's ancestor in the late stage of Qi training come out, but the three elders in the middle stage of Qi training also came out in droves.
In addition, six other people in the middle stage of Qi refining from the Seven Islands of Star Lake, including Ye Laohan, were also invited.
The battle went relatively smoothly at the beginning. They quickly surrounded and killed seven or eight purple-scale snakes in the early stage of Qi training, and two purple-scale demon snakes in the middle stage of Qi training.
But the purple-scaled snake demon in the late stage of Qi training was still fighting despite being trapped. Facing the siege of the crowd, it even exploded its poison sac in a desperate attempt.
Originally, if the Lin family ancestor had stood in front, they could have surrounded and killed the purple-scaled snake without paying too much of a price.
But at this critical moment, facing the severely injured purple-scaled snake fighting for its life, the Lin ancestor was afraid of getting hurt and actually avoided fighting.
The purple-scaled snake saw the opportunity and attacked the weak spot, causing three cultivators in the middle stage of Qi Refining, including Old Man Ye, to be injured by the poisonous mist.
Later, the ancestor of the Lin family killed the purple-scaled demon snake. According to the prior agreement, he should have given a spirit stone to each of Ye Laohan and others.
However, Lin claimed that he did not have enough spirit stones and promised to deliver them in three months.
"Bang——"
Hearing this, Ye Qinyang slammed the table in anger and could not help but roar: "Lin's annual income is more than ten times ours, how come they can't come up with a few spirit stones?"
"Dad, they are waiting for you to die on purpose."
"Of course I understand."
Old Man Ye also showed a hint of gloom, and his eyes revealed a hint of unwillingness and hatred.
If they had the agreed spiritual stone, they could have purchased the detoxification pill instead of having to return with injuries and wait to die.
Regarding this, Ye Linyuan was very calm, as if he had expected this.
He knew the nature of these big families too well. The biggest rule in the world of immortal cultivation is fists. Big fish eat small fish, the strong bully the weak, and the big bully the small. He was no stranger to these things in his previous life.
For the Lin family, once Old Man Ye, the pillar of the family, dies, they can completely steal this spiritual stone.
After all, the few remaining people in the early stage of Qi training in the Ye family could not pose any threat to the Lin family.
After Old Man Ye died, they could take the opportunity to swallow up the Ye family, or they could secretly sell the Ye family's spiritual veins to other wealthy Qi-cultivating casual cultivators.
It can be said that once Mr. Ye passed away, the entire Ye family would be their prey, and it would be easy to deal with them in any way.
Ye Linyuan had reason to suspect that the three people including Ye Laohan were injured by the poisonous mist this time, which was most likely a deliberate plot by the ancestor of the Lin family.
After all, the three people who were poisoned this time were all at the sixth level of Qi training, and they were the most likely to pose a threat to the Lin family.
And this possibility is not low. Based on Ye Linyuan's understanding of the cruelty of the immortal cultivation world, he estimates that there is at least an 80% possibility.
"We killed three great threats, saved three spirit stones, killed a dozen purple-scaled demon snakes, and obtained a top-grade spirit eye. This Lin family has a very cruel plan."
Ye Linyuan whispered in his heart, and couldn't help feeling a little disgusted.
After this battle, together with the possession of the top-grade spirit eye, the Lin family's harvest would be no less than one hundred spirit stones.
But having gained such a huge harvest, he was reluctant to give up even three spirit stones, and even wanted to kill three people in the middle stage of Qi refining, including Old Man Ye. His methods were too cruel.
Of course, although Lin's doing this would gain him a lot of advantages, it would also bring great hidden dangers.
Monks have their own character, and families have their own family traditions. The Lin family tradition is so improper that if they want to ask others for help again in the future, they will definitely be rejected.
Moreover, once the Lin family falls into decline, it is inevitable that everyone will push them down and it is very likely that they will be completely destroyed in a short period of time.
Ye Linyuan lived for nearly eight hundred years in his previous life and was accustomed to the ups and downs of human power, including many vicious families like the Lin family.
These families have one thing in common: they must maintain their peak strength, or rise to become an even more powerful force. Otherwise, if they weaken even a little, they will be completely destroyed, with no chance to start over.
On the contrary, they are more gentle in dealing with others, because they have relatively fewer enemies. When the family is in decline, they can often rely on the connections and favors left by the family to ensure that the family will not be destroyed, so that there will be a chance to make a comeback in the future.
"Dad, we can't just let this account go."
After understanding the whole cause and effect, Ye Qinxin couldn't help but tremble with anger.
Old Man Ye also nodded, but smiled helplessly and said, "The Lin family has already done something bad. At this time, I may not be able to get the spiritual stone back by relying on my own strength."
"And I have already found out that the extra ten pieces of Broken Spirit Stones collected as tax this year is just an excuse for the Lin family to force me to take action."
Ye Linyuan hesitated for a moment, then said, "You may not be able to get it back by yourself."
"But if the two mid-stage Qi training masters from the Zhang and Qian families recover from their injuries, it shouldn't be difficult for the three of you to get the spirit stones back together."
"That makes sense."
Old Man Ye nodded. Zhang Daoyang of the Zhang family, Qian Boran of the Qian family, and Ye Tianke, all three were Qi refining cultivators who had reached the sixth level of Qi refining and had reached the perfect stage of the middle stage of Qi refining.
If the three of them join forces, they will be able to fight against the Lin family's ancestor who is in the late stage of Qi training. The Lin family will definitely not turn against them just for three spirit stones.
Understanding this, Old Man Ye couldn't help but stroke his beard and said, "If the three of us join forces, we can indeed fight the Lin family."
Ye Qinchu, who looked like a scholar, waved his folding fan and said, "The cruel means used by the Lin family this time will surely make the other three families jealous."
"We can contact them and put pressure on the Lin family together. I'm sure these three families will definitely not reject our proposal."
"Good idea."
Old Man Ye nodded, and then looked at Ye Linyuan.
Ye Linyuan understood and said, "Uncles and brothers, please wait a moment. I will be back soon."
Not long after, he went to the cave again and retrieved two snake flowers and gave them to Old Man Ye.