Decaying World

Chapter 77 077 Gale 1
The entrance and exit of the inner city of Xinyu Town.

On the deserted streets, the entrance gates between the white city walls slowly opened.

At dawn, an inconspicuous brown carriage slowly drove out.

The coachman was dressed entirely in black, with his head down, seemingly not wanting anyone to see his face, and even his hands were covered with thick gloves.

It was getting dark, and the fog had just lifted when a group of people outside the gate spotted the carriage and had been waiting for a long time.

The group rushed forward, all trying to squeeze to the side of the carriage to look inside.

"Where's Xue? Is she there? Is she inside?!"

"Dongdong!? Reply if you're there!"

"Where is Lin Shuang? Has Lin Shuang returned?"

The older people gathered around the carriage before it had even stopped.

Lin Shuntao squeezed into the crowd, standing with the other members of the powerful clans. He was somewhat unsteady on his feet, but he dared not utter a sound.

Those who came here to pick up people were all from prominent families in various towns. Not to mention that the Lin family is in decline now, even at its peak, it could not compare with other families.

He turned around and glanced at the clan leader Lin Chaoyi and others waiting not far behind him.

They continued to push forward.

at last.

The carriage doors slowly opened.

One by one, slender women, their bodies tightly wrapped in black veils, jumped off the car and were picked up by their respective families.

They almost all covered their faces, lowered their heads, and did not expose an inch of their skin.

The only way to identify them was by the corresponding bronze badges they carried.

The name and number are written on the bronze plaque.

Lin Shuntao soon saw his daughter's number, number 19.

"Ayu! Over here!" He suddenly became excited and waved his hands repeatedly, accidentally hitting a middle-aged woman on his right, who cursed at him.

But he couldn't wait any longer. He squeezed on and reached the side of the carriage, reaching out to help his daughter as she slowly got off.

"Dad," the woman in number 19 greeted him softly.

"Yes, it's alright, it's alright!" Lin Shuntao excitedly held his daughter's hand tightly.

"I won't be staying long this time," Lin Hongyu said, gently touching her abdomen.

"Don't worry, I haven't let everyone down, I haven't let Father down, and I haven't let myself down either."

"What do you mean?!" Lin Shuntao pulled his daughter out of the crowd and towards the people waiting at home.

Now, all the hopes of the Lin family are pinned on Lin Hongyu.

Lin Shunhe's place had been visited several times, but it was no longer a reliable option. After being turned away so many times, even Lin Chaoyi, with his thick skin, couldn't keep coming back.

“I applied for a fog clearing mission,” Lin Hongyu replied. “I’ll be setting off in a few days to the outer fog area.”

"What!?" Lin Shuntao was stunned.

Fog clearing? Isn't that something only desperate people who've offended others would choose?
How could Ayu choose such a dangerous path!?
The two returned to the Lin family carriage, and Lin Chaoyi and the others heard this and were immediately stunned.

Even though the fog clearing teams were formed by the three major powers in the inner city, the mortality rate was extremely high. Almost every time they went out, only half of them would return.

How could Lin Hongyu, a newcomer who has only been practicing the sect's techniques for a few years, be assigned to such a team?!

“Hongyu! Think about it again. You have the talent. If you work hard to cultivate in the city for a few years, you might find an opportunity to settle down in the inner city. If that doesn’t work, the family can chip in and support you.” Lin Chaoyi looked at Lin Hongyu, whose eyes were calm, but he was truly terrified.

Right now, Lin Hongyu is the only hope for the entire Lin family.

The other one was completely unreachable. If something happened to Hongyu, he couldn't imagine how difficult life would be for the Lin family in the outer city.

"Grandpa, I'm not young anymore." Lin Hongyu raised her head and looked at Lin Chaoyi, her eyes showing a maturity far greater than when she returned.

This failed attempt to conceive resulted in retaliation, harming not only her cousin but also causing her to be neglected and suppressed, making her days in the Chen family's ancestral home feel like an eternity.

From initial smugness to subsequent setbacks, Lin Hongyu now fully understands that relying on others is truly unreliable; only she herself can succeed.

Only strength can truly be relied upon.

So she volunteered to join the fog clearing team. Although this role was dangerous, the rewards were also enormous.

Many resources in the foggy area are pristine and rarely harvested.

Only their cleanup team is qualified to make contact immediately.

At times like these, the resources the cleanup teams acquire may be bought at a lower price, but the profits they make still far exceed those from all other jobs in the city.

Myths about getting rich overnight are often circulated within the Chen family clan.

"If I still can't break through my inner realm in two years, it will be too late. So I should take advantage of the present moment. After joining the cleanup team, as long as I have the opportunity to find second-class intrusion-level materials or go to the ruins to get rare relics to exchange for guiding pills, I still have a chance! And these kinds of pills can only be obtained through contributions within the Chen family; they can't be bought with money from outside."

"Didn't they say that if you're selected into the Chen family's main branch, you'll have a chance to become comparable to a summoner in the future?!" Lin Chaoyi asked tremblingly.

"I can't wait any longer, Grandpa!" Lin Hongyu's voice rose. "If this continues, I'll die!" Her emotions suddenly surged, jumping from her previous calm to a strange outburst of anger, as if she had been brewing for a long time.

This violent reaction startled the Lin family members around them.

Everyone unconsciously took a step back and created distance.

But everyone here is just an ordinary person. Given Lin Hongyu's current level of mental and physical tempering, if she really wanted to make a move, no one could stop her.

"But is there a problem with your mental training?" Lin Shuntao quickly grabbed his daughter's other hand and asked worriedly.

"It's nothing. The Mind Secret Technique is a secret passed down from the Chen family's main lineage. It's the most authentic method with minimal side effects. I just can't regulate myself well." Lin Hongyu sighed and said no more.

"They must be tired. Let's go back first, get some rest, and then we can discuss this further," Lin Shunchong from the second branch of the family quickly said, trying to smooth things over. With his extensive network of connections and well-informed sources, he naturally had some understanding of the internal cultivation practices of the three major inner city sects.

Unlike the martial artists outside, the three inner city sects follow the orthodox path.

Inspiration is the primary path. If inspiration fails, then select those with superior mental qualities. They can refine their mental qualities through acquired secret methods and cultivate internal strength to achieve the aptitude for inspiration.

In the process of tempering the mind and spirit, practitioners need to constantly take medicine and train basic martial arts so that they can quickly put it to use after successfully invoking the power of spiritual power.

After a successful invocation, one can choose to accelerate the cultivation of internal energy, progressing on both fronts simultaneously. Alternatively, one can purely focus on invocation, aiming directly for the position of a high priest.

At this point, Lin Hongyu clearly realized that if she continued like this, there would be no hope of winning people over, so she had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure.

Lin Shunchong sensed something amiss and felt a pang of sadness.

Not only him, but the shrewd and experienced Lin Chaoyi also noticed something was wrong, but what could he do? What else could he do?
Now that things have come to this, the only option left is to support Lin Hongyu, our sole heir.

A group of people boarded the carriages, one after another, and headed back towards the Lin family's territory.

inside the carriage.

Looking at his daughter's pale and haggard face, Lin Shuntao felt a pang of heartache, but he was powerless to help. At this moment, he hated himself for being so incompetent that he could only leave his daughter to bear everything alone.

"By the way, Father, do you know why I came back this time?" Lin Hongyu suddenly asked.

"What?" Lin Shuntao asked, taken aback.

"I remember, Grandpa still has a stone snake gall bladder that he found when he was young, right?"

“Yes, but your grandfather said that it cannot be used unless the family is facing a life-or-death crisis!” Lin Shuntao shook his head and said.

"Isn't this a matter of life and death?" Lin Hongyu sneered. "I'm going to die, Father. Someone has publicly said they want to kill me. I can't stay in the Zong family anymore. That place seems wonderful, but every year people go mad from their cultivation or are killed in fights and sparring. If I die, the Lin family will definitely be targeted for revenge!"

"Who exactly is she?!" Lin Shuntao asked in surprise.

Even now, they still don't know who is behind their misdeeds.

"There are several, I'm not sure, I've offended quite a few people," Lin Hongyu said in a low voice.

"You!" Lin Shuntao sighed, lowering his head in deep thought. "The stone snake gall can only help you improve your summoning physique to a certain extent; it won't do much for your entry into the fog zone. Besides, there's your grandfather's temper..."

“I know, so there’s another reason I came back,” Lin Hongyu said solemnly.

"what?"

"I heard from the new recruits from the outer city that Fourth Uncle's branch seems to be doing very well and has even gotten involved with some important figures in the Amamiya clan. If we could ask them for help, perhaps..."

This is Lin Hongyu's real purpose in returning home.

She was desperate and now she was in the Chen family clan. Initially, she was targeted by the original wife of a member of the Chen family clan because she slept with him.

Later, in order to avoid further danger, he seduced two disciples who seemed to have potential and strength, which resulted in offending even more people.

Even if she wanted to offer herself up now, no one in the Chen family clan would dare. In fact, no one would even consider it, despising her for being dirty.

After all, for the Chen family, sex was a readily available resource in the open atmosphere of the inner city.

This was a huge disaster for Lin Hongyu, whose only redeeming qualities were her face and figure.

After all, in the inner city, everyone who gets selected has the same qualifications, and some even have better qualifications than her.

"You mean Lin Hui's father's family? It's no use, they cut off all contact with us a long time ago," Lin Shuntao said helplessly.

"I'll try again later. We're family after all, and we'll probably find a way," Lin Hongyu said earnestly.

She's about to die, what right does she have to save face?

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Inside Qingfeng Temple.

Lin Hui sat cross-legged in the main hall, feeling the cool air flowing continuously from his body. The air flow was like a fountain, gushing out from his heart, dispersing to all parts of his body, and then quickly seeping into his body and disappearing.

This phenomenon lasted for more than ten minutes before it stopped.

He stared at the bloodstains and red writing below his field of vision.

The previous progress on the evolution of the Gale Sword Technique has completely disappeared. In its place is a completely new line of descriptive text.

'Whirlwind Sword Technique: The perfect evolution of the Gentle Breeze Sword Technique. When the sword is drawn, it can stir up a whirlwind. The sword technique consists of three forms and nine moves. The main method is to use the high-speed flow of internal energy to pull the external net to form wind pressure and interfere with the opponent.

After successfully mastering all the sword techniques, you can gradually complete the third body tempering through repeated practice, and finally obtain the special effect: Surrounding Wind.

Note: This evolution is entirely based on a combination of the user's physical constitution, mental state, and environment, resulting in a comprehensive adaptation. Evolutionary branch: 3.

(End of this chapter)