Library of Heaven’s Path - Chapter 2144

The Three Premier Clans of Dusklight City were the Lin, Tian, and Zhao Clans.

Due to Lin Xie’s appearance, the Lin Clan was ranked first. Even though the clan head was not as powerful as Lin Xie, he was still a low-tier God, and he wielded a pair of swords that wielded immense might.

As for the Zhao Clan, they were the weakest of the Three Premier Clans. Be it in terms of talent or the strength of their clan head, they paled in comparison to the other two clans.

In the Lin Clan Manor …

“Lin Xie, you are no weaker than Ming Laixiang. Why did you listen to her and give up on the position of the city lord? You aren’t just one person. You have the entire clan behind you! ”

Clan Head Lin looked at the middle-aged man before him in exasperation.

Lin Xie was the most talented genius in the Lin Clan, and he was the strongest cultivator there. He had thought that he would be able to take the position of the city lord and bring glory to the clan, but who could have thought that someone would suddenly appear out of nowhere and snatch the position away from him?

Yet, not only did the young man before him not challenge the city lord, he even acknowledged the other party’s position. The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he felt.

The Lin Clan’s one and only opportunity to soar to the top had been ruined just like that.

“Ming Laixiang isn’t a match for him, and neither am I. Furthermore, he has tamed the City Lord Tablet. Rather than humiliating himself, I might as well just admit it!” Lin Xie shook his head calmly. “Alright, I’m going to cultivate now. If there’s nothing else, don’t look for me!”

After saying those words, he turned around and headed back to his room. Before he could get far, the butler suddenly rushed in and clasped his fist. “Clan head, Young Master Lin Xie!”

Clan Head Lin stood with his hands behind his back.

“The newly-appointed city lord has informed everyone in the city to conduct a public lecture. The lecture has already begun, and there are quite a few people attending it. Should our clan send someone over as well? “the butler asked.

“Send someone? That fellow has just snatched the position of the city lord from our Lin Clan. It’s already a blessing that he didn’t go over to wreak havoc. To conduct a lecture? Dream on! Do you want our Lin Clan to become his students? “Clan Head Lin waved his hand impatiently.

“This …” The butler hesitated for a moment before replying. “Those attending the lecture have reported that the newly-appointed city lord’s lecture is very good, and many of them have benefited from it …”

“Benefited from it? It’s just a trick to bewitch and buy people’s hearts! ” Clan Head Lin waved his hand and said, “Alright, warn the clansmen that no one is allowed to listen to his lecture or accept his kindness! Anyone who disobeys will be expelled from the clan and will never be allowed to step into the clan again! ”

“Yes …” Seeing that the clan head had already made up his mind, the butler could only swallow the words he wanted to say back down his throat.

“Lin Xie, did you hear that? This guy has just become the city lord, and he’s already showing us some small favors. Once he stabilizes his position, won’t Dusklight City fall into his hands? Didn’t you want to cultivate? Now, I’ll have the eight Grand Elders come together to use the clan’s most mysterious spell formation to help you increase your cultivation. We must snatch the position of City Lord! “Patriarch Lin gritted his teeth.

“This … How can this be done! If we use the formation to raise our strength, the eight elders will suffer great damage, and even their lifespans will be shortened … ”

Lin Xie was stunned.

The Lin Clan had a secret art that allowed them to gather the power of others and raise their cultivation base for a short period of time. However, because the increase wasn’t too great and the damage was too great, it was rarely used.

Who would have thought that the clan head would use it at this very moment?

“There’s no need to say anything else. As long as you become the city lord, you’ll be able to make up for the losses. What you need to do now is to adjust your condition and prepare to receive the power of the eight Grand Elders!”

Patriarch Lin waved his hand grandly to interrupt Lin Xie’s words.

Very soon, the eight low-tier Celestial God realm elders appeared in the room. They set up the formation and channeled their energy over to Lin Xie for eight hours.

Boom!

Lin Xie felt a surge of energy coursing through his body, and he felt his aura rising by leaps and bounds.

He hurriedly got to his feet, and the sound of an explosion echoed in his dantian. In the blink of an eye, he had achieved a breakthrough in his cultivation.

Half high-tier Celestial God!

Even though he hadn’t reached high-tier Celestial God yet, he was only half a step away from it. Nevertheless, his fighting prowess and perception had improved significantly.

“With such strength, I won’t have to worry about becoming the city lord anymore …” Lin Xie exhaled deeply as his eyes glowed in excitement.

Previously, when he was fighting against Ming Laixiang, he only had a fifty-fifty chance of winning. However, after absorbing the power of the eight elders through a secret art, his fighting prowess had increased by more than twofold!

If he were to vie for the position of the city lord, he would surely be able to succeed!

“Thank you, everyone!”

Lin Xie looked at the eight elders who were sitting on the ground, their lifeforce almost depleted, and nodded in gratitude.

Using the secret art was equivalent to using the cultivation of eight people to raise his cultivation by a little.

If it had been a stalemate before, no one would have been willing to lose eight experts at once. However, the situation had changed. If they didn’t make a move now, the other party would gain complete control over the hearts of the people, and it would be difficult for them to wrest control from the city lord!

As long as he became the city lord, he would be able to make up for all of his losses!

“There’s no need to say so much. Just go and snatch the position of the city lord back. Even if we die, it will be worth it,” an elder with a snowy beard said weakly.

“Let’s go. The position of the city lord is destined to belong to our Lin Clan,” another elder said.

“Alright …” Lin Xie nodded. He gathered his strength, and just as he was about to leave, the butler from before suddenly rushed into the room.

“Reporting to Clan Head Lin, Young Master Lin Xie … unaffiliated cultivator Wu Yang, the head of the Tian Clan, Tian Fei, and the head of the Zhao Clan, Zhao Meng, have brought a group of juniors with them to pay a visit!”

“Pay a visit? Why would they pay a visit at this time? ”

Clan head Tian Fei and Lin Xie glanced at one another doubtfully.

Even though the Three Premier Clans had some dealings with one another, they were still wary of one another. What was the other party doing here in the middle of the night?

“Invite them in!”

Even though Lin Xie was perplexed, he still beckoned them over.

Soon, the crowd arrived at the room.

“Paying respects to Clan Head Lin and Young Master Lin Xie!” The crowd clasped their fists.

“May I know the reason for your visit to my Lin Clan in the middle of the night?”

Clan Head Lin asked doubtfully.

“We just finished listening to the lecture of the city lord, but we didn’t see anyone from the Lin Clan attending the lecture, so we came over to ask about it,” Clan Head Tian Fei said with a smile.

“Attend the lecture? Our Lin Clan is the number one Clan of Dusklight City, and we have all kinds of experts. Yet, you want to listen to the lecture of a brat who is still wet behind his ears? “Clan Head Lin’s face darkened.” You must be joking! ”

“Clan Head Lin, the reason why we are here is because we felt that no one in your clan is attending the lecture, so we have specially recorded the contents of the Record Crystal to share with you. It’s one thing if you don’t want to listen, but why are you insulting my teacher?” Clan Head Tian Fei’s face darkened.

After listening to the lecture for four hours, in the depths of his heart, he had already regarded the composed young man on the stone wall as his teacher.

“Your teacher? Hahaha, even if he’s the new city lord, there’s no need for you to fawn over him like that, right? If I’m not mistaken, he’s going to lose his position very soon, becoming the shortest city lord in the history of the Sky of Drifting Specter! ”

Clan Head Lin sneered coldly.

“Lose his position very soon? You want to seize power? ” Clan Head Tian Fei was taken aback for a moment before he turned to Lin Xie and came to a realization. “So, you have just achieved a breakthrough in your cultivation.

“Since Brother Lin Xie has achieved a breakthrough and reached half-high-tier Celestial God, why don’t we have a duel?”

Wu Yang, who had been silent all this while, interjected and stepped forward.

The two of them had been competing for the city lord position for more than half a year, and they had crossed blows no less than five times. As such, they had a deep understanding of each other’s cultivation.

“I’ll be glad to!” Lin Xie replied with a smile.

He had just achieved a breakthrough, so it would be best if the other party rushed over to him to test his strength.

Hu!

Lin Xie’s figure blurred as he dashed forward and launched a punch at Lin Xie.

In order to test his strength, he had to display his might.

He unleashed his strongest attack right from the start, not holding back at all.

Pah!

Before Lin Xie could even reach Lin Xie, he suddenly felt a sharp pain on his face, and his body spun uncontrollably.

He hurriedly turned his gaze over and saw Wu Yang, whom he had been fighting with a moment ago, slapping himself in the face as if he was teaching a junior a lesson.

“You …” Lin Xie narrowed his eyes in astonishment as he charged forward once more.

Pah pah pah!

After three consecutive slaps, Lin Xie spun several times on the spot before collapsing to the ground. Fresh blood trickled down the corner of his lips, and he was completely dumbfounded.

“Your strength …”

Lin Xie’s cultivation was only at middle-tier God, so why was his fighting prowess so formidable?

As a half-high-tier God, he was actually slapped so easily that he did not even have the strength to retaliate?

“Lin Xie, I have always regarded you as my rival, but it seems like you aren’t worthy of it!” Wu Yang said as he looked down at Lin Xie. “Also, if you dare speak ill of the city lord again, I’ll take your life!”

After saying those words, he turned around and left.

“This …” Lin Xie was on the verge of going insane.

He had thought that no one in Dusklight City would be able to stop him after his breakthrough, but who would have thought that he would end up being slapped back by the fellow whom he had fought countless times?

How did he suddenly become so powerful?

Didn’t they even have a duel yesterday?

“Since we walk different paths, we’ll be taking our leave as well. Clan Head Lin, remember this. If I hear you insult the city lord again, I’ll slaughter your entire Lin Clan!” Clan Head Tian Fei said as he stood up.

“Don’t be in such a hurry to leave …” Seeing how the low-tier Celestial God Tian Fei was acting so arrogantly, Lin Xie nearly exploded on the spot. He immediately stood up and threw a punch at Wu Yang.

Even though he might not be a match for Wu Yang, it was still a walk in the park for him to deal with someone whom he was far from being a match for previously.

Pah pah pah!

Just like before, before his fist could land on Wu Yang, he was slapped a few more times before collapsing to the ground.

“…” Lin Xie was completely dumbfounded.

He had just achieved a breakthrough not too long ago …

How could a low-tier Celestial God be able to pummel him?

Hu!

While Lin Xie was still feeling stifled, the head of the Zhao Clan, Zhao Meng, suddenly walked up to him and bellowed, “How dare you speak ill of my teacher? You’re courting death!”

Zhao Meng sent a kick flying toward Lin Xie.

Lin Xie was just about to dodge when he realized that all of his escape routes had been sealed.

Peng!

Lin Xie’s face reddened as the kick landed squarely on his head, sending him flying ten meters away.

“I’m not a match for him either …”

Who would have thought that even Zhao Meng, who was the weakest among them, would be able to send him flying with a single kick, leaving him with no chance to retaliate at all. Lin Xie had completely lost his mind.

Didn’t he pay a huge price to advance his cultivation?

Why did it feel like the others were improving even faster than him?

Could anyone tell him what was going on?