A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 180

Chapter 180: An Unstable Position? Duan De’s Secrets

“What! Those two guys have shown up again?!”

After Wu Yifan and Duan De raided two more tombs of the Lin Family, Lin Xukun finally received the news, his face filled with fury.

He didn’t expect that after disappearing for so long, they would directly take the burial treasures from two tombs upon their return.

“Damn it, search for them! They will definitely target our Lin Family Ancestor’s tombs again. Assign an Immortal King to guard each tomb, and if they appear, make sure to capture them!”

Lin Xukun commanded the subordinates left to him by his father, his expression extremely grim.

After putting so much effort into setting everything up, they still managed to openly steal from two of the Ancestor’s tombs. If they succeeded again, would he even be worthy of being the Young Patriarch of the Lin Family?

Moreover, Lin Xukun was aware that since taking over this matter, allowing Wu Yifan and Duan De to succeed so many times, many Elders in the clan probably harbored grievances against him.

Although his father was the Patriarch, the Lin Family was not solely his father’s realm; many were eager for his father to step down so they could take his place as the Patriarch.

He absolutely could not let his father down.

At this moment, an Elder, assigned to him earlier by his father, approached Lin Xukun and spoke up.

“Young Master, there are less than a hundred Ancestor tombs remaining in our clan. If we lose more, those old fellows might come forward to impeach the Patriarch.”

Upon hearing the Elder’s words, Lin Xukun felt increasingly anxious but quickly thought of something and snorted coldly.

“I remember that our Lin Family has hundreds of Immortal Sovereigns, right? In that case, let’s mobilize all the Immortal Sovereigns to hide around the Ancestor tombs. If they dare to come, we’ll ensure they return empty-handed!”

“However, if we mobilize so many Immortal Sovereigns, there will likely be significant opposition within the clan,” the Elder hesitated to say.

But Lin Xukun’s tone grew even more resolute.

“Hmph, it’s not a matter of whether they agree or disagree now. This concerns the Lin Family’s reputation. Unless they want us to lose all respect, they will not oppose my decision. Besides, I have the Patriarch’s order—who dares to defy that!”

Upon hearing this, the Immortal Venerable Elder stopped speaking and turned to begin organizing matters. As expected, once it became known that Lin Xukun intended to mobilize all the Immortal Sovereigns, the powerful Immortal Venerables within the clan immediately gathered to hold a meeting!

Lin Tian’en sat in the Patriarch’s seat, his expression extremely grim. He had been planning to enter seclusion to advance to the Immortal Emperor rank; he hadn’t even settled into his seat before receiving the news and was now called to attend a meeting.

“Patriarch, is it really okay to hand this matter over to Xukun? It has already been five full years since that time. He swore at the beginning that he would definitely capture those two thieves within a year, yet now the ancestors who fought for our Lin Family have been unable to rest in peace. Moreover, it was Xukun who caused this situation in the first place, so if it weren’t for him, this wouldn’t have happened. What do you plan to do about this?”

At that moment, an Elder sitting to the left of Lin Tian’en let out a cold snort, his tone filled with malice towards Lin Tian’en. He was Lin Tian’en’s younger male cousin, Lin Tianyu, who had previously vied for the position of Patriarch alongside another cousin, Lin Tianqin, but had lost due to Lin Tian’en’s superior talent.

However, over time, both he and Lin Tianqin had also broken through to the peak of Immortal Venerable, and they had begun to have thoughts about the position of Patriarch. This incident presented them with an opportunity, and they naturally would not let it pass.

“That’s right, Tian’en. This is due to your own issues that our Lin Family has suffered such a severe setback. You cannot escape responsibility; don’t you think you should provide us with an explanation?” Lin Tianqin also stepped forward, coldly snorting as he spoke.

In recent years, under the covert maneuvers of Lin Tianyu and Lin Tianqin, the Lin Family had already quietly divided into three factions. By the time Lin Tian’en realized what was happening, it was too late. Yet, as it hadn’t affected the Lin Family’s development, Lin Tian’en had chosen to turn a blind eye, believing that when he became the first Immortal Emperor of the Lin Family, any opposing voices would be suppressed.

He hadn’t expected that this situation would arise, and thinking of it made Lin Tian’en furious enough to consider killing his son. However, since Lin Xukun was his only child and had remarkable talent, Lin Tian’en took a deep breath and forced himself to suppress the thought of getting rid of Lin Xukun.

“Everyone, I do not believe my son is at fault. What happened was a matter of opportunity that belonged to him, and he was the one who first severely injured the prey; those two thieves only benefited by chance. My son merely defended the dignity of our Lin Family; if we handed everything over, that would truly lead to our family’s disgrace.”

“As for this incident, it seems it might not solely be due to my son.”

As Lin Tian’en stood up, Lin Tianyu and Lin Tianqin, unwilling to back down, also stood up to speak.

“You say it isn’t because of Lin Xukun’s actions; then what do you think it is? The other side surely wouldn’t attack our Lin Family without reason.”

“As far as I know, one of those fat ones is named Duan.” Lin Tian’en enunciated each word clearly.

Lin Tianyu was about to say something when his pupils suddenly constricted, as if he had remembered something, and his expression was filled with disbelief.

“You mean to say that the other side has the surname Duan? But weren’t we very secretive back then? We didn’t leave a single survivor?”

“Do you remember why we acted against the Duan Family? It was said that the Duan Family was in possession of that item, and we were unable to find it at that time. What if the Duan Family used that item to transfer some bloodlines away?”

Lin Tian’en coldly scoffed, revealing that it was only after careful investigation that he discovered the other party’s name was Duan De.

As Lin Tian’en finished speaking, all the high-ranking members of the Lin Family fell silent.

“So this incident was not caused by my son, but rather, the enemy was already targeting our Lin Family. It is most reasonable to mobilize all the Immortal Sovereigns in the clan to guard the Ancestor’s tomb. Otherwise, if the enemy grows stronger, our Lin Family will be in jeopardy.”

Lin Tian’en spoke again, and Lin Tianyu and Lin Tianqin did not refute him any longer. They simply contemplated something and took a deep breath before speaking.

“I have no objections to this matter, but there might be too many Immortal Sovereigns. My suggestion is to assign one Immortal Sovereign to guard each Ancestor’s tomb. After all, the enemy previously managed to escape only from the hands of the Immortal King; now, no matter how strong or monstrous they become, they cannot possibly stand against an Immortal Sovereign.”

Upon hearing Lin Tianyu’s words, Lin Tian’en hesitated for a moment but quickly nodded.

“Alright, then. In that case, we will assign one Immortal Sovereign to guard each Ancestor’s tomb. Let’s act quickly and ensure they are torn to pieces to defend the dignity of our Lin Family!”