"Ding! Congratulations, host, your cultivation talent has improved!"
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the second-grade superior martial art, Surging Wave Palm, at minor mastery!"
"..."
After fusing and using the treasures he had obtained, Lin Xuan felt his strength had increased significantly once more.
Then, he continued chatting and laughing with Lin Shiyun, waiting for the day's strength assessment to end.
This time, no one dared to say anything more.
They could only look at Lin Xuan and the others with envy and admiration.
Time passed slowly.
Before they knew it, another hour had gone by.
The day's strength assessment was nearing its end.
When the final challenge concluded.
On the high platform, the family head, Lin Qixing, stood up, swept his gaze across the entire arena, and said with a calm smile in a clear voice:
"This month's strength assessment ends here.
Before that, let me say a few words..."
Next, Lin Qixing launched into a long speech about the family's glorious history, interspersed with plenty of motivational platitudes.
This was also a routine part of the monthly strength assessment, meant to cultivate loyalty to the family among the disciples.
Many of the family disciples on the field were still underage, making it a perfect time for indoctrination.
Lin Xuan appeared to listen attentively on the surface, but inwardly, he was rolling his eyes.
He had endured this kind of preaching far too much in his past life.
He was long immune to it.
Fortunately, Lin Qixing didn't speak for long, only about a quarter of an hour.
Then, after a brief pause, Lin Qixing continued:
"In this strength assessment, the most outstanding performer is Lin Xuan.
Three battles, three victories.
Family rules decree that in our Lin clan, strength reigns supreme!
Today, Lin Xuan openly defeated Lin Yun on the arena!
From this day forward, Lin Xuan is the new number one genius of the Lin family, the chief disciple, entitled to all the training and resources of the chief position!
Now, let us invite Lin Xuan to the arena to receive the Chief Disciple's Golden Token!"
This was another advancement strategy devised by the Lin family to motivate the younger disciples to strive forward.
As his words fell, thunderous applause erupted across the field.
Everyone's gaze instantly focused on Lin Xuan, filled with envy, awe, and admiration.
The chief disciple was not just a title; it came with corresponding status and resource allocation.
It was equivalent to an ordinary elder.
But in the Lin family, only cultivators at the Qi Gathering realm could serve as elders.
Imagine a Body Refining realm martial artist enjoying elder-level resources—how abundant that would be.
What's more, it also came with elder-level status.
Even the family head couldn't afford to overlook it.
The disciples were naturally filled with envy.
But it was only envy, without any jealousy.
After all, Lin Xuan had won this position by defeating Lin Yun.
And he had done so as a Body Refining seventh-layer cultivator, overcoming Lin Yun, who was at the peak of Body Refining ninth-layer.
His talent was so high that it likely surpassed Lin Yun's.
He was far stronger than them.
They couldn't muster any jealousy; all they felt was envy.
Around the square, the other forces of Qingyu City also looked at Lin Xuan with complex expressions.
They had originally thought this was just an ordinary strength assessment, and they were merely going through the motions as usual.
Who would have known that today, the Lin family would see the rise of a genius like Lin Xuan.
Someone who could defeat an opponent two levels above him.
And that opponent was Lin Yun, one of the four great geniuses of Qingyu City.
In comparison, Lin Xuan could now be called the number one genius of Qingyu City.
Surpassing the four great geniuses.
Such a major event left them stunned for a long time.
Even now, as they came back to their senses, the shock hadn't faded.
They all planned to return and report in detail after the strength assessment ended.
This kind of big news would likely shake all of Qingyu City, wouldn't it?
The martial artists from the various forces silently sighed in their hearts.
Hearing this, Lin Xuan's eyes also lit up with joy.
An opportunity had truly come.
Now, it was time for his strength to skyrocket.
With that, Lin Xuan patted Lin Shiyun's small hand.
Under the gaze of everyone on the field, he walked toward the high platform.
With his past-life experience, Lin Xuan naturally remained calm and composed, his expression unchanged.
This scene, however, was interpreted differently by the Lin family's high-ranking members.
"Young but mature."
"Such a steady temperament, not bad, not bad."
"..."
The Lin family elders sighed inwardly, their eyes showing satisfaction.
Soon, Lin Xuan reached the high platform.
He swept his gaze around.
Whoosh!
"Name: Lin Qixing."
"Cultivation: Qi Gathering realm peak."
"Talents: Superior cultivation talent, inferior strength talent, subpar speed talent, subpar earth attribute talent, subpar heavy water attribute talent."
"Martial Arts: Azure Wave Art (third-grade superior, grand mastery), Fissure Rock Fist (third-grade superior, grand mastery), Mountain-Splitting Blade (third-grade superior, grand mastery), Swift Wind Step (third-grade superior, grand mastery)..."
"Carried Treasures: None."
...
Whoosh!
"Name: Lin Qiyu."
"Cultivation: Qi Gathering realm peak."
"Talents: Superior cultivation talent, subpar strength talent, inferior speed talent, subpar gale attribute talent."
"Martial Arts: ..."
"Carried Treasures: None."
...
In an instant, Lin Xuan's gaze swept across the entire high platform.
Unsurprisingly, only the family head and the grand elder had the highest cultivation and the most treasures on them.
The others weren't far behind.
Lin Xuan then glanced at his own attribute panel.
After all his accumulation, even though he had used up quite a bit earlier, he still had fifty-eight thousand points.
Immediately, Lin Xuan made a decision.
With his past experience, he knew that talent was the most important.
So this time, he planned to copy every talent on the field that was useful to him.
Only then would he consider other treasures like martial arts.
The energy points he had should be enough for the copying.
With a thought.
"Ding, consumed 3000 energy points, copy successful, obtained [Superior Cultivation Talent]."
"Ding, consumed 1000 energy points, copy successful, obtained [Fissure Rock Fist (third-grade superior, grand mastery)]."
"..."
Soon, all the copying was complete.
Lin Xuan's eyes showed satisfaction.
This should be enough to boost his strength by a large margin.
Then, Lin Xuan stopped paying attention.
He would fuse and use these treasures after returning home.
With the Lin family's high-ranking members watching, it was still a bit inconvenient.
All of this happened in the span of a breath, and no one on the field noticed anything unusual.
"Lin Xuan, come here!"
At that moment, Lin Qixing's voice rang out.
"Yes!"
Lin Xuan responded and walked over to the table.
Lin Qixing said solemnly:
"Lin Xuan, receive the Chief Disciple's Golden Token!"
"Yes!"
Lin Xuan bowed, holding out both hands.
Lin Qiyu placed a golden token into Lin Xuan's hands and said:
"Receive this golden token. From this moment on, you are the chief disciple!
All Lin family disciples will follow your lead, and you hold the highest status among them!
I hope you will maintain your momentum, forge ahead bravely, and bring glory to our Lin family!"
"Yes, Family Head!"
Lin Xuan said gravely, carefully putting away the golden token.