The moment the Wang Family’s voice echoed across the Lin Clan—
The doors of the various houses inside the clan began opening one after another.
Lin Clan members stepped outside.
Some had been cultivating.
Some had been eating.
Others had simply been resting.
But the moment they heard someone shouting at the clan’s entrance, they all became curious.
“What happened?”
“Who is making such a loud noise outside?”
“Isn’t that the Wang Family?”
More and more members gathered.
At the same time, the commotion outside the Lin Clan had already attracted the attention of the people throughout Azure River City.
Cultivators and ordinary residents alike began gathering around the street outside the clan.
Some stood on the roadside.
Others watched from nearby buildings.
A few cultivators even climbed onto rooftops to get a better view.
A confrontation between cultivators wasn’t something that happened every day.
And when one of the families involved was the Wang Family, people naturally wanted to watch.
“What’s happening?”
“I heard the Wang Family came to cause trouble.”
“Against who?”
“The Lin Clan.”
“The Lin Clan?”
“Exactly.”
“Which Lin Clan?”
“The unranked one.”
Several people immediately became interested.
“An unranked clan actually offended the Wang Family?”
“This should be interesting.”
“Let’s see how long they can last.”
Soon, the street outside the Lin Clan was packed with spectators.
Everyone was waiting for the show to begin.
Inside the clan, Lin Hao stood calmly among the gathered members.
Lin Chen and Lin Qing stood nearby.
Lin Wei and the elders also walked toward the entrance.
Outside the gate, a group of Wang Family cultivators stood arrogantly.
One of them stepped forward.
“Lin Clan!”
“Hand over Lin Chen and Lin Qing!”
Another Wang Family cultivator laughed.
“You should be grateful that the Wang Family is giving your little clan a chance!”
“If you obediently hand them over, perhaps we will spare the rest of you.”
A few Lin Clan members frowned.
The Wang Family cultivator became even more arrogant when he saw their silence.
“Why aren’t you answering?”
“Don’t tell me you really think an unranked clan like yours can oppose the Wang Family?”
He laughed.
“The Wang Family has existed in Azure River City for generations!”
“We have powerful cultivators!”
“And behind us stands the Azure Cloud Sect!”
His voice became louder.
“You people don’t even know what kind of existence you’ve offended!”
One Wang Family cultivator pointed toward Lin Chen.
“That brat dared to attack our people!”
“He should kneel and apologize!”
Lin Chen remained calm.
Lin Qing stood beside him.
Neither of them moved.
The Wang Family cultivators became irritated.
“Why are you still standing there?”
“Are you deaf?”
At that moment—
A soft voice came from behind Lin Hao.
“Ancestor.”
Lin Hao turned around.
It was Lin Yue.
She stepped forward with a smile.
“Can I test my strength?”
Lin Hao looked at her.
“Test your strength?”
Lin Yue nodded.
“I’ve just broken through.”
She glanced toward the Wang Family cultivators.
“I haven’t had a chance to see how strong I am now.”
Lin Hao smiled.
“Go ahead.”
Before Lin Yue could even move—
Lin Jian suddenly stepped forward.
“Wait.”
Lin Yue turned toward him.
Lin Jian cleared his throat.
“As the Grand Elder, I should be the one to handle this.”
Lin Feng immediately frowned.
“Why should you?”
Lin Jian looked at him.
“Because I’m the Grand Elder.”
Lin Feng folded his arms.
“That doesn’t mean you get every opportunity.”
Lin Rui stepped forward.
“Then I’ll go.”
Lin Tao immediately objected.
“Why you?”
Lin Rui looked at him.
“Because I want to test my strength.”
Lin Tao snorted.
“So do I.”
Lin Mei sighed.
“You are all arguing over this?”
She stepped forward.
“Then I’ll go.”
Lin Yue stared at them.
“Wait.”
Everyone turned toward her.
“I was the one who asked first.”
Lin Jian frowned.
“But I’m the Grand Elder.”
Lin Feng immediately said,
“Here we go again.”
Lin Rui laughed.
“Grand Elder, you’ve already had your time inside the Time Tower.
Let someone else enjoy themselves.”
Lin Tao nodded.
“Exactly.”
Lin Mei looked at Lin Yue.
“Since she asked first, let her go.”
Lin Yue smiled.
“Thank you, Fourth Elder.”
Lin Jian wasn’t satisfied.
Lin Wei finally spoke.
“Enough.”
Everyone became quiet.
The Family Head looked at them.
“We’re all cultivators now.
Why are you fighting over a few Wang Family members?”
Lin Jian coughed.
“I simply wanted to test my strength.”
Lin Feng nodded.
“So did I.”
Lin Rui added,
“Me too.”
Lin Tao nodded.
“Same.”
Lin Mei sighed.
“Everyone wants to fight.”
Lin Yue smiled.
“Then I’ll be the one who goes.”
Lin Wei looked at her.
“Fine.”
Lin Yue turned toward the gate.
The Wang Family cultivators had been watching the entire exchange.
Their expressions gradually became strange.
One of them finally laughed.
“What are you people doing?”
“Arguing over who gets to fight us?”
Another Wang Family cultivator laughed loudly.
“An unranked clan really is an unranked clan.”
“You’re actually treating this like some great battle.”
The Wang Family cultivator stepped forward.
“Come then.”
He looked Lin Yue up and down.
“You want to fight us alone?”
Lin Yue nodded.
“Yes.”
The man sneered.
“Don’t blame us when you regret it.”
Another Wang Family cultivator laughed.
“She looks like she doesn’t even understand who she’s dealing with.”
The Wang Family cultivator released his aura.
The others followed.
Powerful pressure spread across the street.
The surrounding spectators immediately became excited.
“They’re about to fight!”
“Look!”
“The Wang Family is making their move!”
“Who is that woman?”
“She’s actually going to fight them alone?”
“She’s from the Lin Clan?”
“Then this should be interesting.”
One Wang Family cultivator shouted,
“Watch carefully!”
“Today, we’ll show you what happens when someone provokes the Wang Family!”
Another laughed.
“After we’re finished, there won’t even be a Lin Clan left for their so-called ancestor to protect!”
Lin Yue looked at them calmly.
Then—
She yawned.
A simple, lazy yawn.
The Wang Family cultivator froze.
“What are you—”
BOOM!
An invisible force swept across the entrance.
The expressions of every Wang Family cultivator changed.
Before anyone could react—
BANG!
BANG!
BANG!
One after another, their bodies collapsed to the ground.
The arrogant expressions disappeared.
Their voices vanished.
Their lives ended instantly.
Every Wang Family cultivator who had come to the Lin Clan was killed by that single yawn.
Dust slowly settled.
The entire street became silent.
Completely silent.
Lin Yue blinked.
She looked at the bodies lying motionless outside the gate.
Then she looked around.
“That’s all?”
Nobody answered.
Behind her, Lin Jian’s mouth twitched.
Lin Feng was speechless.
Lin Rui stared at the scene.
Lin Tao’s expression became strange.
Lin Mei covered her mouth, trying not to laugh.
Even Lin Wei was stunned for a moment.
The surrounding Lin Clan members were completely dumbfounded.
“She…”
“Did Elder Lin Yue just kill all of them?”
“Yes.”
“With a yawn?”
Nobody answered.
They didn’t need to.
They had all seen it.
Lin Hao, however, simply smiled.
Lin Yue turned around.
“Ancestor.”
“Hm?”
“I think I understand my strength a little better now.”
Lin Hao nodded.
“That’s good.”
Lin Jian sighed.
“I still think I should have gone.”
Lin Feng immediately laughed.
“You just don’t want to admit you lost your chance.”
“I did not lose anything.”
“You clearly did.”
Lin Rui joined in.
“Next time, we’ll draw lots.”
Lin Tao nodded seriously.
“That’s a good idea.”
Lin Mei shook her head.
“You people are impossible.”
Lin Wei looked at the elders.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
“At least we now know how strong we have become.”
Outside the Lin Clan, the spectators were still frozen.
Nobody had expected the confrontation to end so quickly.
And nobody had expected it to end like this.
They had come expecting a fight.
Instead—
They had witnessed a massacre.
And none of them could explain what they had just seen.
Then, one by one, they began leaving.
And the moment they did—
The story began spreading throughout Azure River City.
At first, the story was simple.
“The Wang Family went to the Lin Clan.”
“They were killed.”
“All of them?”
“All of them.”
But that wasn’t enough for long.
Soon, the story became more interesting.
“I heard the Lin Clan had a hidden expert.”
“How powerful?”
“Powerful enough to kill the Wang Family cultivators instantly.”
Another person shook his head.
“That’s not what I heard.”
“What did you hear?”
“I heard the woman didn’t even attack.”
“What?”
“She simply yawned.”
The first man stared at him.
“A yawn?”
“Yes.”
Someone else immediately joined the conversation.
“My father’s concubine’s sister’s husband was there.”
Everyone looked at him.
“He saw it with his own eyes.”
“What did he see?”
The man lowered his voice dramatically.
“Just a yawn.”
Someone scoffed.
“You’re telling me a yawn killed all those cultivators?”
“That’s what he said!”
Another person shook his head.
“Impossible.”
“No, no.
You don’t understand.”
The storyteller became more serious.
“My father’s concubine’s sister’s husband said the moment she yawned, the entire street shook.”
“Was there an explosion?”
“No.”
“Lightning?”
“No.”
“Blood?”
“No.”
“Then what happened?”
“They simply fell down.”
Everyone fell silent.
Then another person whispered,
“I heard she was actually holding back.”
“What?”
“Apparently, if she had opened her eyes, half of Azure River City would have been destroyed.”
“Who told you that?”
“My cousin’s friend’s uncle.”
“How does your cousin’s friend’s uncle know?”
“He heard it from someone who was there.”
Someone else immediately interrupted.
“That’s nothing.”
Everyone turned toward him.
“My grandfather once told me that the Lin Clan has been hiding its strength for hundreds of years.”
“Hundreds?”
“Yes.”
“I heard thousands.”
“Thousands?”
“Yes.
Their ancestor supposedly sleeps for decades at a time.”
Another person nodded seriously.
“I heard that too.”
“You heard that their ancestor sleeps?”
“Yes.”
“What does that have to do with anything?”
“It means you shouldn’t wake him.”
The group became silent.
Then someone slowly nodded.
“That actually makes sense.”
Another rumor appeared.
“I heard the Lin Clan deliberately registered themselves as an unranked family.”
“Why?”
“So nobody would know how powerful they really are.”
Someone gasped.
“Then the Wang Family…”
“Yes.”
“They just walked into a trap.”
Another person lowered his voice.
“I heard the woman who killed them isn’t even the strongest person in the Lin Clan.”
The crowd froze.
“You’re joking.”
“No.”
“Then who is the strongest?”
The man looked around cautiously.
“I don’t know.”
That answer somehow made the rumor even more terrifying.
By sunset, almost everyone in Azure River City had heard about the mysterious Lin Clan.
Some said the Lin Clan had several hidden Tribulation Transcendence experts.
Others claimed they possessed an ancient inheritance.
Someone insisted that their ancestor was a terrifying old monster who had lived for thousands of years.
Another person claimed the Lin Clan had deliberately remained unranked to avoid attracting the attention of the major powers.
And somehow, the most ridiculous version became the most popular.
The Lin Clan had a woman who could kill cultivators with a yawn.
Nobody knew how much of the rumors was true.
But one thing was certain.
The name Lin Clan had changed.
That morning, it had been an unknown, unranked family.
By evening—
It had become the most mysterious family in Azure River City.
And the rumors were only beginning.
Cultivation Realms
Body Refining Realm → Qi Gathering Realm → Foundation Establishment Realm → Core Formation Realm → Nascent Soul Realm → Soul Transformation Realm → Void Refining Realm → Body Integration Realm → Tribulation Transcendence Realm → Mahayana Realm → True Immortal Realm → Earth Immortal Realm → Heavenly Immortal Realm → Golden Immortal Realm