Lin Xuan was not actually a person from the Tianxuan Continent, but a transmigrator.
When he first arrived in this world, although he had a divine sword that seemed to be only usable by him, Lin Xuan's heart was still somewhat panicked due to lacking sufficient strength to navigate the world.
So when he turned ten, when he could finally step onto the path of cultivation, he set his sights on Qingyang Town.
There, the greatest opportunity of the Tianxuan Continent waited for the taking, the Ancestral Stone.
But just as he was about to leave, the Realms Sword Saint System descended.It didn't ask permission. It didn't even say hello. It simply appeared cold, commanding, absolute.
Still, Lin Xuan didn't intend to change his plan. An opportunity was an opportunity.With the system in one hand and the Ancestral Stone in the other, he could soar with two wings, not one.
In this world, you needed all the advantages you could get.
However, the first task released by the system was extremely strange: comprehend Sword Heart! Moreover, if he didn't comprehend Sword Heart, Lin Xuan couldn't leave Lin City.
If he forcibly left, he would be regarded by the system as giving up the way of the sword. The system would take back Lin Xuan's Nameless Divine Sword, as well as Lin Xuan's sword talent.
From the system, he learned the truth of his divine sword. It had no name. But its rank far surpassed anything this world had ever known. How much power it could unleash depended entirely on his mastery of the sword.
And if he reached the realm of the Ancient Eight Rulers? Forget stones, even the Ancestral Stone would crack under the weight of his sword, just a few strikes away from dust.
Moreover, Lin Xuan's physique was also very special, belonging to the Innate Sword Physique, naturally a material for practicing swords.
It was because of this body that the system had skipped over countless other worlds, delivering him straight into the most brutal one: the Martial Universe.
Therefore, Lin Xuan could only honestly seclude himself in Lin City. It took a full five years for Lin Xuan to truly comprehend Sword Heart and enter the door in the way of the sword.
After entering the way of the sword, Lin Xuan naturally no longer needed the Ancestral Stone. As opportunities are only opportunities if they are suitable for oneself; if they are not suitable, they will only delay one's path in the road of cultivation.
In this world, there was no strongest sword. Only the strongest swordsman.
And there was no single path to strength. Only the cultivator willing to carve it out with bloody hands and a stubborn heart.
Soon, Lin Xuan also gathered his mind, shook his head slightly, and murmured. "I just remembered some past events."
But in the next breath, his gaze sharpened.
But the next moment, Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed again. Then, with a wave of his right hand, a solid three-foot sharp sword instantly flew towards the square.
Across the field, Lin Langtian raised his hand and gave a full-force palm strike towards Lin Xiao, who was only at the Heavenly Yuan Realm late stage. The terrifying Yuan Power fluctuations, before even landing, had already shattered Lin Xiao's attack.
If this palm were to land, Lin Xiao, who was only at the Heavenly Yuan Realm late stage, would be crippled even if he didn't die. Lin Zhentian and others who were watching the battle not far away also looked horrified.
Even before the palm landed, Lin Xiao's attack shattered like glass.The air itself trembled.
And then, clang!
The sword planted itself in the earth between them.
Lin Langtian's palm slammed into it, Yuan Power erupting in a savage roar.The shockwave alone blasted Lin Xiao off his feet, blood flying from his mouth.But it was better than the alternative worse outcome.
Lin Zhentian and the others rushed forward to drag Lin Xiao away, terror etched across their faces.
Lin Langtian, though, wasn't looking at Lin Xiao anymore.He turned, sweeping his cold gaze over the crowd.
"Who dares?" he growled, voice low and deadly.
Around the field, the elders snapped out of their shock.Their gazes locked onto Lin Xuan sharp, accusing, hungry for a scapegoat.
"Lin Xuan!" one barked. "Violating the clan gathering's rules, do you think the clan leader's favor means you can act lawlessly?"
"You refused to participate when called, and now you interfere.Are you trying to disgrace the Lin Clan?!"
One after another, the elders threw their words like daggers, each trying to cut deeper than the last.
Lin Langtian, upon hearing the words of those elders, also turned his gaze towards Lin Xuan, his eyes filled with a chilling killing intent.
In just one exchange, Lin Langtian realized that Lin Xuan's strength was far greater than his own. That solidified Yuan Power was something only experts above the Shaping Realm (Form Creation) could achieve.
"Hmph, publicly violating the clan rules and causing the Lin Clan to lose face, he should be expelled from the clan!"
Lin Langtian's intentions were sinister. As long as Lin Xuan was expelled from the Lin Clan, he could have some elders secretly intercept and kill Lin Xuan. Then, no one would threaten him anymore.
The elders, smelling blood, started murmuring in agreement.
Lin Xuan didn't react at first. He stood still, his hands at his sides, not even bothering to defend himself.
He waited until they had all barked themselves hoarse. Then he looked up, eyes cool, voice steady.
"Lin Xuan has no intention of interfering," he said."But I have a duty."
The word hung in the air, sharp and heavy.
"Duty?" one elder scoffed.
Lin Xuan ignored him.
He turned his gaze directly on Lin Langtian, a gaze so clear and cutting that several elders shifted uncomfortably.
"The purpose of the clan gathering is to allow our young to grow through competition.Not to cripple them. And definitely not to shatter their future."
"And you—" his voice darkened, each word heavy as a falling hammer,"without asking right or wrong, without caring for cause or effect, you want to use clan rules as a weapon to silence dissent?"
A cold smile touched Lin Xuan's lips.
"Ridiculous," he said.
Then he turned to the elders, voice rising only slightly, enough to cut through the noise like a blade through silk.
"You claim I refused to participate. Yet it was you who decreed that anyone in the Creation Three Realms was forbidden from joining, to 'give the young ones a fair chance.'"
His gaze fell on the group of elders. Lin Xuan's body still did not have any obvious aura fluctuations, but it made the faces of the elders who were only in the Shaping Realm and Qi Creation Realm change slightly.
And the source wasn't Lin Mu, silent and grim at Lin Xuan's side.
It was Lin Xuan himself.