C4 Foundation Establishment Level One

To succeed in these missions, it was necessary to improve one's skills and capabilities.

Even though Da Ji was powerful, Lin Xiao didn't want to depend solely on her at all times. He thought it would be better if he could also enhance his abilities.

He could already be considered an exceptional talent since his previous ability had already reached Level Nine. However, Lu Yu had persecuted him in the past, and this had made him lose so much. Not only did he end up like a fool in his previous life, but his abilities had also regressed. Now, he wasn't any different from a regular man.

He was skeptical if this Foundation Establishment Pill could help him.

Out of curiosity, Lin Xiao swallowed the pill and went into cultivating, as instructed.

This Foundation Establishment Pill was truly magical. After popping it into his mouth, Lin Xiao felt that his energy center was being enriched slowly after it dried up because of Lu Yu's doing. He was slowly regaining the spiritual energy that he had lost in the past. To his surprise, the cultivation base unexpectedly rose like a rocket!

"Ding! Congratulations, you have advanced to Foundation Establishment Level One!"

"Ding! Congratulations, you have reached Foundation Establishment Level Two! "

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"Ding! Congratulations, you have broken through to Foundation Establishment Level Eight!"

'Ding!' Congratulations, you have made it to Foundation Establishment Level Nine!"

After ingesting the pill, Lin Xiao could already sense the energy he had lost by his strength's gradual recovery. He even felt like he had a breakthrough.

He quickly focused on his energy and subdued his mind. From the description of the cultivation technique called the Legendary Sky Of Buzhou, it could help him understand the spiritual energy between heaven and earth.

"Ding! Congratulations on making it to the Heartbeat Stage Level One!"

After spending all day and night in isolation, Lin Xiao finally digested the Foundation Establishment Pill fully. He even entered a new realm by cultivating the first level of the Sky Legendary Of Buzhou.

When he felt his own strength, Lin Xiao's aura grew even more powerful.

In this world, the levels of cultivation could be divided into nine major stages: Foundation Establishment, Heartbeat, Golden Core, Nascent Infant, Divinity, Doppelganger, Body Fusion, Tribulation Crossing, and Mahayana. Each of these stages could be subdivided into nine minor realms. Lin Xiao's cultivation was now on the first level of the Heartbeat Stage, and he had already reached the second realm.

Among the younger generation, he was definitely one genius!

Even his godbrother Lu Yu, who was known for having an amazing talent, had only made it through the Heartbeat stage this year. Just like Lin Xiao, he used to be at the Tribulation Crossing stage.

However, Lin Xiao was two years younger than Lu Yu. But with the help of the Heaven-defying Summoning System, his future cultivation would be unfathomable.

As Lin Xiao fantasized about his future accomplishments, a loud voice echoed in his ears. He glanced impatiently at the subordinate next to him and asked, "What do you want?"

"Your father asked you to proceed to the main hall now for a meeting right now."

'Meeting at the main hall?

Did his godbrother say something about Su Aotian's death behind his back?

"Wow! He's already on the move!' Lin Xiao thought angrily.

Lin Xiao stood up and followed the servant to the main hall.

Before he walked into the main hall, he heard Lu Yu's voice say, "Father, I swear I was so shocked. I never expected him to do anything like that! No matter how stupid he may be, he shouldn't have done anything crazy."

"Oh, really? What did I do wrong?"

Lin Xiao walked into the hall, glared at Lu Yu and said unceremoniously, "Su Aotian tried to rape a woman, and he even ordered his men to kill me. Of course, I had to stand up for myself, so I retaliated. Am I supposed to let Su Aotian kill me?"

"But..."

Lu Yu was caught off guard by Lin Xiao's tirade, and he could only watch him in shock.

Someone came up to him and said Lin Xiao was acting a little unusual today. He no longer seemed a fool, but Lu Yu refused to believe it. Now that they were facing each other, he finally proved that the rumors were true.

He wasn't just a changed man, but he was even harder to handle than before.

He clenched his fists following that drastic change.

Lin Yuntian, who was standing nearby, overheard the exchange, and his face brightened with elation. He tapped Lin Xiao on his shoulder and asked in a shaky voice, "Xiao... Aren't you a fool?"

"Uhm, I guess!"

Lin Xiao nodded.

Although his father was devoted to nurturing Lu Yu with the intention of leaving him the position of City Lord, Lin Xiao had no scruples about it. He didn't treat his father harshly and had refused none of his requests.

Besides, no one except him knew that Lu Yu had hurt him. Naturally, his father didn't have to find out either. As a result, it was only logical that he chose another successor after his son became a fool.

So Lin Xiao didn't take any offense at his father, Lin Yuntian. Besides, he was excited at that moment, so the bitterness in his heart vanished easily.

He looked up to Lin Yuntian and said assuringly, "Dad, I'm okay now. I'm no longer a fool."

"That's a relief!"

Lin Yuntian was really psyched to receive this good news.

Meanwhile, Lu Yu's features contorted with shock and anger when he heard this.

He had devoted much effort to making Lin Xiao a fool, not to mention the time he spent in gaining Lin Yuntian's trust gradually. In the long run, Lu Yu wanted Lin Yuntian to put him in charge of Jiangxia City.

But now that Lin Xiao was no longer stupid, he needed to do all he could to maintain the status quo. He wouldn't want all his previous efforts to go in vain.

'There's no way!

I won't let him take away what's rightfully mine!'

Annoyed by this sudden turn of events, a trace of resentment descended upon Lu Yu's eyes. He spat, "Good for you to have recovered! However, as you are no longer a fool, you should understand the Su family's significance to the people of Jiangxia City. Regardless of how angry you were, you should have taken into account the overall situation before taking action. You had no right to attack Su Aotian!"

"Really?"

Lin Xiao's smirked when heard this. He looked at Lu Yu and inquired, "Let me ask you something about this so-called young master of Jiangxia City. Did he come from the Lin family or the Su family?"

His utterance of these words was full of domination.

Lu Yu's broad-carved face twisted in anger. His expression was grim as he replied, "Young Master Su Aotian from Jiangxia City is naturally from the Lin family. But being the wealthiest family in Jiangxia City, their status shouldn't be underestimated. How do you plan on telling them how you casually killed their young master?"

"Explain? What for? When the Lin family takes action, explaining it to the Su family won't be necessary."

Lin Xiao sneered and went on, "The Su family has been acting more unruly in recent years because of their social position. First, they refused to pay the tax, and then they came at me. I'm only warning them so people will know who's in charge of Jiangxia City!"

When Lu Yu heard this, he held up a clenched fist in defiance.

Lin Xiao's words were clearly intended for him to hear, particularly the last sentence. He knew that he was one of those people.

However, he couldn't argue with that.

There was no doubt that the Su family didn't pay taxes. If he stood up and confronted Lin Xiao at this moment, it would have exposed his relationship with the Su family.

'Did Lin Xiao bring it up on purpose to take advantage of the situation?' he thought angrily.