Profound Heaven Soul Sovereign

It wasn't just Lin Zhan and Lin Bo who were shocked; everyone else present also wore looks of utter astonishment.

This fluctuation was unique. It didn't feel like the aura released during a battle, but rather like an eruption of long-suppressed Profound Power.

As high-ranking members of the Lin family, even the weakest among them was a Tier Seven Third Layer Martial King. They naturally understood what this fluctuation of Profound Power signified.

'Could it be...?'

A single possibility bloomed in everyone's minds, and their faces were etched with shock.

As for Lin Bo Xiong, a sense of foreboding crept into his heart.

CREAK.

Under everyone's watchful gaze, the door to a room in Lin Tian's courtyard suddenly opened. A figure walked out, emanating the dense aura of a Martial Venerable.

'Just as I thought...'

Sensing the aura emanating from him, every single person's face filled with utter shock and disbelief.

"Grandpa, Father, and all my uncles, what are you all doing here?"

Lin Tian seemed a little surprised to see so many people gathered in his courtyard.

"Tian, you... you broke through to the Tier Six Martial Venerable realm?"

Lin Zhan was overcome with emotion, his eyes bloodshot. He seized Lin Tian's shoulders, feeling the Martial Venerable aura on his son. This man of iron was trembling with excitement.

He could clearly feel the potent Martial Venerable aura and the dense Profound Power coming from his son, Lin Tian—a power the old Lin Tian had never possessed.

"Yes." Lin Tian nodded, his expression calm.

No one knew that, inwardly, he was more thrilled than anyone. 'Of course I know why my uncles are here,' he thought, but he deliberately feigned ignorance.

"Attaboy." Lin Bo laughed heartily and instantly appeared before Lin Tian. "Let your grandpa have a look."

"Hm?"

Suddenly, his body trembled, and his eyes lit up with shocked excitement.

"Tian, you... how is your cultivation at the Peak of Tier Six Second Layer?" he asked in disbelief, his eyes wide with astonishment. "How did you break through? Quick, tell Grandpa!"

Everyone looked closer and finally realized that the aura on Lin Tian wasn't that of someone who had just reached Tier Six First Layer, but that of someone at the Peak of Tier Six Second Layer. No wonder his Martial Venerable aura was so dense.

"It happened like this..."

Lin Tian immediately began his explanation.

It turned out that after winning the Venerable Pill at the auction not long ago, Lin Tian hadn't hesitated for a moment. He had gone directly to his private chamber to begin secluded cultivation.

Normally, when taking a breakthrough-type Pill, one must adjust their condition to its absolute peak and circulate their Profound Power to its limit to maximize the chances of success.

But Lin Tian was different. He had already reached Tier Five Third Layer Peak four years ago. In the four years since, he had trained arduously day and night, condensing the Profound Power in his body to a monstrous degree. He was perpetually in a peak state, ready for a breakthrough.

Therefore, after swallowing the Venerable Pill, he immediately began circulating his Tier Five Peak Profound Power and charged toward the Tier Six realm.

Having experienced countless failures, Lin Tian was initially apprehensive, afraid that the Venerable Pill wouldn't work.

But to his astonishment, just moments after taking it, he discovered that the Tier Six barrier he had been unable to breach was instantly collapsing.

Just one hour later, he had broken through to the realm he had dreamed of day and night for the past four years: Tier Six Martial Venerable.

What surprised Lin Tian even more, however, was that after breaking through to Tier Six First Layer, the effects of the Venerable Pill hadn't dissipated. It once again guided his Profound Power to charge toward an even higher layer.

Ecstatic, he hurriedly began to consume all the Pills he had on hand to supply the Profound Qi needed for his breakthrough.

This time, it took him even less time. In under an hour, he advanced from Tier Six First Layer to Tier Six Second Layer.

The progress was so rapid that even Lin Tian himself was dumbfounded and a little uneasy.

To Lin Tian's greater astonishment, after entering Tier Six Second Layer, he could vaguely sense that he still had the potential to charge forward.

So he suppressed the mix of trepidation and elation in his heart and continued to cultivate.

It was at this exact moment that Lin Bo Xiong and the others had arrived and were arguing incessantly outside.

But because he had been unable to break through for all those years, he didn't have many Pills on him. Although he still had the potential to advance, he had just jumped two minor realms, and his supply of Profound Qi couldn't keep up. That was when he finally stopped his cultivation.

Even so, he had reached the Peak of Tier Six Second Layer, only a single step away from the Tier Six Third Layer.

After hearing Lin Tian's account, everyone was completely dumbfounded.

"You mean you still have the potential to charge to the Tier Six Third Layer?"

Lin Bo asked, his voice filled with utter shock.

"Yes." Lin Tian nodded. "Grandpa, I feel like my breakthrough hasn't reached its limit yet. It's just that I don't have enough Profound Qi, and I jumped two minor realms at once, so I can't advance any further for now. But I believe that as long as I consolidate my foundation for a while and supplement it with enough Profound Qi, breaking through to the Tier Six Third Layer within a month shouldn't be a problem."

Hearing this, everyone's eyes went wide.

To break through a Great Realm plus two minor realms all at once... this Lin Tian was a classic case of 'be still for years, then shake the heavens with a single cry.'

Such a breakthrough was something they had never seen, not in reality, not even in legends.

"Could it be... that the genius of the past is about to return?"

Someone in the crowd suddenly said this, jolting everyone present.

That's right. If not for the injury back then, after four years, Lin Tian's current cultivation would likely be far beyond the Peak of Tier Six Second Layer.

"Hahaha! Now who dares call my grandson trash?"

Lin Bo suddenly burst into laughter, his voice booming and thundering throughout the Lin family estate.

His voice was filled with anger and indignation, filled with the pressure and pain he had endured for the past four years.

As he laughed, this old man, who had always represented power and authority in the family, found tears streaming down his aged face.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

At that moment, several figures quietly appeared in the sky above Lin Tian's residence, each one radiating a terrifying aura.

"It's the core elders from the Council of Elders."

The Council of Elders was the core fighting force of the Lin family.

Every core elder within it was a Tier Eight Martial Emperor and possessed immense authority.

They normally didn't participate in family affairs, focusing instead on their cultivation. But whenever a major event occurred in the family, the Council of Elders would appear. Their power was so great that they could even impeach and strip the Clan Leader of their title.

"Hmph. Second, Fifth, Liuliu. Did you come here to expel my grandson as well?" Lin Bo snorted coldly. The tears in his eyes instantly evaporated as he looked at the figures in the sky, his composure completely restored.

Although Lin Bo's hair and beard were still gray, his spirit was now exceptionally vigorous, as if he had become decades younger in an instant.

"Lin Tian, he..."

These core elders, though they hadn't arrived in person earlier, had been observing the area with their Profound Sense. They had only rushed over after seeing Lin Tian actually break through.

Now, hearing Lin Bo's cold sneer, they couldn't help but feel rather awkward.

However, their gazes were mostly fixed on Lin Tian, their faces filled with astonishment.

One of the elders instantly descended and grabbed Lin Tian with both hands. A torrent of Profound Sense immediately rushed into Lin Tian's body, beginning a careful examination.

Although Lin Bo's expression was indignant, he did not stop him.

This man was the Lin family's only Seventh Grade Alchemist. He had also put in a great deal of effort regarding Lin Tian's situation back then.

His current actions were, naturally, to ascertain Lin Tian's specific condition.

However, as he scanned with his Profound Sense, a look of surprise slowly appeared on his face, a look that grew more and more intense with each passing moment.

"Incredible... incredible. This is truly incredible."

He shook his head again and again, repeating the word "incredible" three times.

"Lin Zheng, how is my grandson?" Lin Bo asked with urgent concern.

The gazes of the other elders also landed on him, burning with curiosity.

Lin Zheng said in shock, "Lin Tian's condition is better than ever. His Profound Sea has clearly and completely recovered. And perhaps due to his constant cultivation over the years, his Profound Vein and Profound Sea are much denser than a normal person's. Even more astonishingly, I can feel an incredibly powerful potential hidden within his body. It's truly..."

Lin Zheng shook his head repeatedly, at a loss for words.

He had never seen a Tier Six Martial Venerable who could possess such astonishing potential.

It was to the point that even he, a Seventh Grade Alchemist, was completely unable to explain Lin Tian's condition.

Just then, Lin Tian suddenly spoke up. "I think it might be the Venerable Pill. It seems to have unleashed all the potential I've built up over the past four years at once."

The Venerable Pill?

It was only then that everyone realized: this entire change was because of the Venerable Pill that Lin Tian had won at the auction.

"Hmph, speaking of the Venerable Pill, I remember now. All of you came here to condemn my grandson, Lin Tian, didn't you?"

A cold sneer appeared on Lin Bo's face. "You were all cursing my grandson for being a fool, for wasting the family's resources. You even wanted to expel him from the family. Fine. Very good. It's just three types of top-grade Tier Seven materials, isn't it? I, Lin Bo, can afford to compensate for them. If you want to kick my grandson out, then go ahead! In any case, I have no desire to stay in this family any longer either. When the time comes, my grandson and I will just leave and be on our way. I refuse to believe that in this vast world, there's no place for Lin Bo!"

"Father, if you go, you have to take your son with you," Lin Zhan added from the side.

It had to be said, Lin Bo's sudden outburst caused everyone else's expression to change drastically.

"Ahem, ahem. Lin Bo, why get so worked up? We're all part of the Lin family. Where could you possibly go? It's better to stay with the family," one of the core elders said placatingly.

Lin Bo snorted. "Stay with the family? Hmph. My grandson was about to be tied up and expelled by Lin Bo Xiong and his cronies, and now you're telling me to stay with the family?"

"Ahem, well, that was just the younger generation being insensible and making a mistake. We old folks never said anything about expelling Lin Tian. In this family, it is the Council of Elders that calls the shots, after all," another core elder coaxed.