The marten sighed. "Look at me now. My current state is the result of exposing it long ago."
Its voice carried a faint sorrow.
"You can't imagine how powerful I once was. Someone like you? I could've killed hundreds of thousands with a single fart!"
"So if you expose the talisman, you won't just die....your whole family, maybe your entire kingdom, will be buried with you."
Lin Dong frowned. Then he said firmly, "Then I have to tell Brother Xuan!"
"You—!"
The marten nearly spat blood.
But when it thought about Lin Xuan, curiosity flickered in its eyes.
That young man's strength was something it couldn't see through.
Though only at the Yuan Dan Realm, his Yuan Power was terrifying.....stronger even than the Sky Demon Power it once possessed.
And that said something, for the Sky Demon Marten clan was known to rival dragons themselves.
"Relax," Lin Dong said calmly. "Brother Xuan would never harm me.
If I can't trust him, then there's no one in this world worth trusting."
The marten was left speechless.
Still, Lin Dong felt uneasy. The warning sounded serious—exposing the talisman could bring ruin to entire clans.
If that was true, he had to tell Lin Xuan everything, so his brother would understand its importance.
Besides, if anything went wrong, Lin Xuan's strength would protect him.
Compared to this crafty little marten, Lin Xuan was far more reliable.
"Brother Xuan, that's it! That's the rat!"
Inside Lin Xuan's room, Lin Dong quickly explained and forcibly summoned the marten from the stone talisman.
A shadowy black marten with faint purple light glimmering across its fur and mysterious markings on its forehead appeared mid-air, staring straight at Lin Xuan.
"Sky Demon Marten? Never heard of it," Lin Xuan said, amused.
So this was what the creature looked like when weakened—no wonder Lin Dong mistook it for a rat.
"Hmph, ignorant mortals. I'll forgive your rudeness," the marten huffed coldly. Then it warned again, "That brat insisted on revealing the talisman to you. Remember...never let anyone else know. Or disaster will follow."
"A man without guilt becomes guilty when he carries treasure," Lin Xuan said seriously. "Don't worry, we're not that foolish."
The marten studied him, then nodded. "Though I hate to admit it, you're exceptional.
Among humans—or anyone on this continent....few at your level could compare."
"If you can help me restore my body," it added, "I'll owe you a favor."
"A favor?" Lin Xuan raised a brow. "You're a marten. Would that make it… a marten favor? No thanks."
"..." The marten rolled its eyes.
Then, with sudden inspiration, it said, "Didn't you raise several beasts? I can help you train them."
Lin Xuan thought for a moment and nodded. "Alright. I'll let you try. If you do well, I'll help you in return."
He paused, then added casually, "Oh, and by the way...I recently adopted a purple marten. She's female. Don't even think about it.
I don't allow teacher-student relationships here."
"Ptooey! What do you take me for....a fool? A country marten with no standards?" the marten barked indignantly.
"The great Sky Demon Marten would never fall for a mere common marten! That's an insult!"
After the battle with the Blood-Clothed Gate, the Lin Family didn't stay quiet. Instead, they began expanding aggressively.
Under Lin Xuan's direction, Xiong Wei and other bandit leaders secretly joined the family, forming a hidden external force.
Lin Xuan also gave Lin Zhentian several mining locations he'd discovered earlier.
The beasts guarding those areas had already been cleared out by Leopard Zhen and the three tiger brothers, making them safe to exploit.
Now, the Lin Family possessed not only rich iron mines but also three full Yang Yuan Stone veins.
After handling the clan's affairs, Lin Xuan began preparing for a journey to Yan City.
If the Lin Family wished to continue rising, that was the next step.
He needed to go there first—to pave the way.
Besides, staying in Qingyang Town offered him little progress now that he'd reached the Yuan Dan Realm.
He needed stronger foes and greater challenges.
A new map awaited....and he was ready to explore it.
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