The Wang Family.
The atmosphere inside the main hall was unusually heavy.
Several Wang Family elders sat on both sides of the hall.
At the highest position sat the Wang Family Head.
His expression was dark.
One by one, the members of the family who had been sent to the Lin Clan earlier that day had disappeared.
None had returned.
At first, nobody had been worried.
After all, they had gone to deal with an unranked family.
It should have been an easy task.
But as time passed—
Something felt wrong.
Finally, a Wang Family elder stood up.
“Family Head.”
The Wang Family Head looked at him.
“Speak.”
“We have received news from outside.”
“What news?”
The elder hesitated.
“The people we sent to the Lin Clan…”
He lowered his head.
“They’re dead.”
The entire hall fell silent.
The Wang Family Head’s expression became cold.
“Dead?”
“Yes.”
“All of them?”
“All of them.”
A powerful aura suddenly erupted from the Wang Family Head.
BOOM!
The tables and chairs in the hall trembled.
“Who did it?”
The elder swallowed.
“Apparently…”
He paused.
“The Lin Clan.”
The Wang Family Head’s eyes narrowed.
“The Lin Clan?”
“An unranked family?”
“Yes.”
The Wang Family Head’s expression became increasingly ugly.
“How?”
“We don’t know.”
“You don’t know?”
The elder shook his head.
“The people who witnessed the incident have been spreading different versions of the story.”
“Different versions?”
“Yes.”
The elder looked embarrassed.
“Some say the Lin Clan possesses a hidden powerhouse.”
“Others claim the Lin Clan has been hiding its strength for generations.”
“And…”
The Wang Family Head frowned.
“And what?”
The elder lowered his voice.
“There is a rumor that one of their elders killed everyone with a single yawn.”
Silence.
Absolute silence.
Several elders stared at him.
Finally, one of them spoke.
“A yawn?”
“That’s what the rumors say.”
An elder immediately slammed his palm against the table.
“Ridiculous!”
“How can a yawn kill cultivators?”
Another elder frowned.
“The witnesses must have misunderstood what happened.”
“But they all say the same thing.”
The Wang Family Head remained silent.
He didn’t believe the ridiculous part of the story.
But he couldn’t ignore the result.
Every cultivator they had sent was dead.
That was the only fact that mattered.
One elder suddenly spoke.
“Family Head.”
Everyone turned toward him.
“I also heard another rumor.”
“What?”
“They say the Lin Clan is actually a hidden family.”
Several elders exchanged glances.
The Wang Family Head snorted.
“A hidden family?”
“Do you really think a hidden family would be in the Azure Cloud Continent?”
His tone was filled with disbelief.
“Among the Nine Continents, the Azure Cloud Continent is one of the weaker continents.”
“If the Lin Clan truly possessed such terrifying strength, why would they hide here?”
Nobody immediately answered.
The elder lowered his head.
“That is true.”
Another elder spoke.
“Regardless of whether the rumors are true, we shouldn’t act recklessly.”
The Wang Family Head looked at him.
“What do you suggest?”
The elder calmly replied,
“We should leave the Lin Clan alone for now.”
“The Azure Cloud Sect has already announced the opening of the Secret Realm.”
“The seven slots for Azure River City will be decided during the upcoming Young Generation Martial Competition.”
“The competition is more important.”
Another elder nodded.
“Exactly.”
“The Secret Realm opens only once every hundred years.”
“Those seven slots are extremely valuable.”
“We shouldn’t allow the Lin Clan to distract us.”
He leaned back in his chair.
“You’re right.”
He glanced around the hall.
“The Lin Clan can wait.”
“We’ll deal with them later.”
“But the Young Generation Martial Competition…”
A cold smile appeared on his face.
“That is what matters now.”
A beautiful young woman sitting among the younger members of the hall finally stood.
She wore a white dress with pale blue patterns.
Her long black hair flowed behind her.
Her appearance was elegant.
Her aura was calm.
Yet the moment she stood, several elders smiled.
The Wang Family Head looked at her.
“Yue’er.”
The young woman bowed slightly.
“Father.”
The Wang Family Head’s expression became proud.
“Wang Yue.”
“The Secret Realm belongs to the younger generation.”
“You have already reached Foundation Establishment Realm Level 3 at such a young age.”
His eyes were filled with confidence.
“At the Young Generation Martial Competition, you will secure one of those seven slots for the Wang Family.”
Wang Yue nodded.
“I understand.”
An elder laughed.
“With Young Miss Wang Yue’s strength, who in Azure River City can compete with her?”
Another elder nodded.
“Exactly.”
“She has already reached Foundation Establishment Realm Level 3.”
“The younger generation of Azure River City will be crushed before her.”
The Wang Family Head smiled.
“Wang Yue.”
“At the Young Generation Martial Competition…”
“Finish them.”
His voice was filled with absolute confidence.
“Let everyone in Azure River City understand the difference between the Wang Family and the other families.”
Wang Yue’s expression remained calm.
“I won’t disappoint Father.”
The elders smiled.
Nobody in the hall paid much attention to the rumors about the Lin Clan anymore.
To them, the mysterious unranked family could wait.
The Young Generation Martial Competition was what mattered.
And Wang Yue was prepared to dominate it.
None of them knew—
That the Lin Clan they had dismissed as unranked…
Had already begun changing far beyond their imagination.
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