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Chapter 8 - I hope I will be born into a good family in my next life

But now, he never expected his grandson to offend Lin Che, which was something Teng Huayuan had never thought of.

Teng Li looked at his grandfather kneeling before Lin Che, and couldn't help but be stunned, but he still said fiercely, "Great-grandfather, why are you kneeling before this guy? You are a Nascent Soul Stage expert! Quick, slap him to death!"

"Shut up!"

Teng Huayuan flew into a rage, slapping Teng Li hard across the face, then continuously kowtowed to Lin Che, pleading bitterly, "Senior, for the sake of my Teng Family's loyalty to you, please spare Teng Li."

Facing Teng Huayuan's bitter pleas, Lin Che remained unmoved, merely giving him a choice.

"Teng Huayuan, there are many cultivation sects within Zhao Country, about thirty-some sects, and those with Nascent Soul Stage experts are no less than ten. It's not just your Teng Family that can gain a foothold in Zhao Country. You should understand what I mean by that."

Teng Huayuan suddenly looked up, his heart filled with dread. He clearly understood the hidden meaning in Senior Lin Che's words.

Either he personally killed his grandson, Teng Li, right now, or the entire Teng Family would no longer have a reason to exist in Zhao Country.

Teng Huayuan clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot, and pleaded unwillingly, "Senior, Teng Li is a rare genius in my Teng Family. Can we use the lives of other Teng Family members to save Teng Li?"

Lin Che frowned, looked at Teng Huayuan, and said calmly, "You are very noisy!"

Teng Huayuan was forced to stand up and walked towards Teng Li, saying with a voice full of despair, "I'm sorry, Teng Li. For the future of the Teng Family, only you can be sacrificed."

"Great-grandfather, why is this happening!" Teng Li roared unwillingly, "Who exactly is this guy? Why are you listening to him? I'm your most beloved grandson!"

"He is a Hengyue Sect expert, hailed as the strongest prodigy on Suzaku Star a hundred years ago. He has cultivated for only a hundred years, and his cultivation has already reached the Infant Transformation Stage. Even if all our Teng Family disciples were tied together, they wouldn't be his match."

"Infant Transformation Stage!"

Teng Li stared with disbelief, his fingers trembling, pointing in Lin Che's direction, his lips quivering as he said, "No, impossible. He's only a hundred years old. How could he have broken through to the Infant Transformation Stage? Impossible!!"

"Don't blame me, Teng Li. There's no age limit on the path to the Yellow Springs. Your ancestor will personally send you off, so your cultivation in this life won't be in vain."

Teng Huayuan instantly appeared before Teng Li, slamming his right hand onto his head. With his Nascent Soul Stage cultivation, he instantly severed Teng Li's limbs, causing him to fall to the ground with a thud, clearly no longer alive.

Seeing his grandson die before him, Teng Huayuan's heart bled, but for his own Spirit Transformation and for the Teng Family's achievements a hundred years from now, today's sacrifice was inevitable.

Only by doing so could the Teng Family's true strength be preserved.

Lin Che turned around expressionlessly, his finger moving slightly. All the treasures offered by the various sects in Teng Huayuan's storage ring were collected by him. Then, he took Li Muwan's hand and disappeared from the spot.

Looking in the direction Lin Che left, Teng Huayuan let out a deep breath of hot air. Sweating profusely, he arranged for someone to collect Teng Li's body. Perhaps this was his destined calamity.

"Old Ancestor, what should we do next?"

A Teng Family expert slowly walked over. They had all witnessed the previous scene. If the Old Ancestor had not killed Teng Li just now, the Teng Family would surely have been annihilated today.

"Bring out all the Nascent Soul Stage magic treasures in the family… and give them to the Hengyue Sect."

Teng Huayuan gave a bitter smile and arranged for his clansmen to bring out all the Nascent Soul Stage magic treasures in the family, just to show more deference to Lin Che.

He understood in his heart that the path of cultivation was incredibly difficult, and breaking through to Spirit Transformation was even harder than ascending to heaven. Without the guidance of a powerful expert, it was unknown how many years it would take to break through to Spirit Transformation in this life.

Now that the opportunity was right before his eyes, how could Teng Huayuan miss it? Even his most beloved grandson, Teng Li, could not deter his determination to reach Spirit Transformation.

Teng Huayuan looked at Teng Li, who had long since lost all signs of life, and murmured to himself, "Teng Li, don't blame grandfather. Blame the unfairness of this world. This is cultivation."

"Next life, be reborn into a good family."

Leaving Teng Family City, Lin Che and Li Muwan did not linger, but returned to the Hengyue Sect.

Li Muwan was not surprised by Teng Li's death. After all, the cultivation world had always been full of deceit and the law of the jungle.

Only those with strong cultivation were qualified to survive. As for those without strength, they would ultimately only become ants.

Lin Che sat on the chair, and with a slight movement of his finger, two energy masses condensed from blood flew into his glabella, transforming into energy and merging into his Nascent Soul.

Although cultivators at the early Core Formation stage could no longer significantly affect his strength, as the saying goes, even a small fly is still meat. Accumulating small amounts could still enhance his cultivation.

"The energy from Core Formation stage cultivators is still too little. To break through realms, I still need to kill cultivators above the Infant Transformation Stage."

Lin Che clenched his fist, feeling the energy flowing through his body, and thought to himself.

More than ten years had passed since his last cultivation breakthrough. Perhaps to others, this was just a normal occurrence.

Each realm for a cultivator was a watershed, trapping countless people. Breaking through each realm required an unknown amount of time.

Especially after reaching the Spirit Transformation Stage, breaking through a minor realm could take decades, or even hundreds of years, which was a very normal thing.

Thinking of this, Lin Che slowly retracted his right hand and turned to look at Li Muwan, who was washing her jade feet by the small boat.

Her jade feet were faintly visible beneath the silky pajamas, like dancing spirits in the moonlight, every movement stirring one's heart.

The delicate lines on her soles presented a charming posture on her skin, like flowing musical notes, captivating one's senses.

Li Muwan seemed to feel someone watching her, so she turned her head and met Lin Che's gaze. When she saw Lin Che's eyes, Li Muwan's pretty face instantly flushed red.

Lin Che moved his finger slightly, and a golden beam of light shot out from his fingertip, then transformed into countless electric lights that merged into the surrounding valley, forming a barrier that perfectly enveloped the bamboo forest.

Unless one's cultivation reached the Infant Transformation Stage, no one would be able to break through the barrier he left here using external force.

"Senior Brother, you also understand formations?"

Li Muwan wiped the water droplets from her jade feet, put on her shoes, and slowly walked to Lin Che's side, then looked at the indestructible formation in the sky and asked.

"A little."

Lin Che replied, "Formations and alchemy are things I just learned casually in my spare time. Compared to true formation masters, I'm still far behind."

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