Chapter 396 Family Arrangement_1
After a long while, the group finally regained their composure.
Clan Leader Lin Shihua gave a few awkward laughs and said, "It seems we old folks have lost our composure!"
"Tian Ming, continue with your story!"
Hearing this, Lin Tianming did not delay and began to recount what happened next.
Learning that Lin Tianming had fortuitously encountered Yang Chen and his party and had joined their alliance, Clan Leader Lin Shihua couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
After all, this was no small matter; the power of the Golden Sword Sect was still something the Lin Family alone could not contend with.
Whether by choice or by necessity, provoking a Golden Elixir Force and standing against it was not a wise move.
If the sect decided to settle scores after autumn, the Lin Family would surely be in constant trouble.
Though the Lin Family was no longer the easy target it once was, if a major war broke out with the Golden Sword Sect, the Lin Family would undoubtedly suffer.
If that happened, the great situation that the Lin Family had painstakingly managed for decades could be completely destroyed.
However, upon hearing about the Blood Red Alliance and how Lin Tianming emphasized that the Golden Sword Sect had unilaterally decided to cause trouble for Myriad Medicine Valley and the Zhenyang Sect, disrupting centuries of peace, it was apparent that this was a despicable act, completely opposite to righteousness.
From this perspective, Lin Tianming's choice to side with Myriad Medicine Valley and the Zhenyang Sect was a just endeavor.
Even if this affair spread throughout the Cultivation World and the Golden Sword Sect retaliated against the Lin Family, it would be difficult to sidestep the two Great Sects.
After all, if the Lin Family was righteously assisting and then was attacked by the Golden Sword Sect, if the two sects stood by idly, they would be despised by all.
Thus, the Lin Family would surely receive the protection of the two sects, at least ensuring the Lin Family wouldn't have to face the Golden Sword Sect's retribution alone.
Understanding this, Lin Tianming, as the hope for the family's rise, taking such an action, was not unacceptable.
As Lin Tianming continued to narrate, the clan members received more and more information.
Especially upon hearing that Lin Tianming had killed Chen Jianbin and obtained nine Jiuli Star Fruits, their recently calmed hearts surged once again.
Clearly, this news was extraordinarily explosive, leaving them utterly shocked.
Indeed, just having the Creation Fruit Tree had been an unexpected surprise and brought them immense joy.
Yet Lin Tianming went on a rampage, eliminating Chen Jianbin and others, intercepting all of the Golden Sword Sect's harvest, seizing what they had long plotted for.
Such an unpredictable turn of events not only surprised them but also left them thoroughly astonished.
After a long while, the group finally managed to calm down.
At this moment, Clan Leader Lin Shihua's thinking was clearer. He also understood how hot a property the Jiuli Star Fruits were and that giving them all to Myriad Medicine Valley and the Zhenyang Sect was too disheartening.
He was well aware that whether it was any sect or family, no one would consider the Jiuli Star Fruits excessive.
And the Lin Family coveted them deeply, wishing they could keep them all.
However, such thoughts were not feasible and could only be wished for inwardly.
After all, the Jiuli Star Fruits were supposed to belong to the three Great Sects in the first place; it was just that the Golden Sword Sect had disrupted the peace and was even planning to conspire against Myriad Medicine Valley and the other two Great Sects with external forces.
The outcome was completely unexpected, with all of the Golden Sword Sect's disciples perishing in the Secret Realm and their hard-earned gain snatched away by Yang Chen and company in a desperate counterattack.
The course of this event was too winding and beyond anyone's anticipation.
At this time, Clan Leader Lin Shihua, much like Lin Tianming at the beginning, was full of indecision and found it troublesome to decide on handing over the Jiuli Star Fruits.
The answerless Lin Shihua racked his brains but couldn't think of any good solutions.
A few breaths later, he looked at Lin Tianming and then asked, "Tian Ming... the Jiuli Star Fruits originally belonged to the three Great Sects. After you took them, how do Myriad Medicine Valley and the Zhenyang Sect plan to deal with these items?"
Hearing the question, Lin Tianming smiled faintly and then explained how he had divided the Jiuli Star Fruits into three parts.
After a long while, having learned the entire story, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
They were genuinely worried that if Lin Tianming mishandled the situation and kept the Jiuli Star Fruits, which should belong to the two sects, it would be easy to offend both Myriad Medicine Valley and the Zhenyang Sect, making the already precarious situation of the Lin Family even more troublesome.
Not only that, but Lin Tianming had to face the disciples of the two sects and also guard against them turning on him.
Fortunately, Lin Tianming had his principles and understood the situation at the time, returning the Jiuli Star Fruits, which belonged to the two sects, intact.
Furthermore, he did not take the initiative to decide the ownership of the remaining three Jiuli Star Fruits but kept them in hand as leverage over the two sects.
Thus, he did so to ensure that he could exit the Secret Realm safely and return to the Lin Family Clan Grounds.
As for the ownership of the three Jiuli Star Fruits, he stated that they were at the discretion of the high echelons of the two sects.
And the Lin Family was only temporarily guarding the items, ready to have them retrieved by someone from the sects whenever conditions permitted.
Overall, although the situation carried no small risk, given the circumstances at that time, there was no perfect solution!
Fortunately, the situation was complex and the decisions made were reluctant, not causing any discord among the disciples of the two sects, nor placing the Lin Family against them.