Ling Tian Sword God

”Miss, don’t panic, I’ll assist you!”

Ling Chen wielded the Red Sky Sword, creating a sword flower while activating the Ling Tian Sword Scripture, and slashed out with his sword.

”Mind your own business, courting death!”

Two of the four immediately split off and charged toward Ling Chen.

Ling Chen countered the two attackers, then suddenly struck with a palm, five streams of sword qi bursting forth.

Boom boom boom!

The sword qi struck the two strong ones, forcefully sending them flying.

”This kid is formidable! Hit a wall, retreat!”

The two exchanged a glance and then turned, clutching their chests, and fled quickly.

”Kid, you’ll pay for this!”

The scar-faced man glared at Ling Chen and then scurried away.

This glare almost made Ling Chen laugh; these guys’ acting was passable, without any obvious flaws.

”Just ran off like that?”

Ling Xue was still a bit stunned, standing there for a while before regaining her senses. But thinking about it, it made sense since these guys were just a ragtag group, fleeing at the first sign of trouble was quite reasonable.

Without much thought, she approached Ling Chen and cupped her hands, ”Thank Your Excellency for your help.”

In her beautiful eyes, a peculiar gleam arose, ”The cultivation technique you just used, was it the Ling Tian Sword Scripture? Are you a Ling family disciple? I’ve never seen you before. What’s your name?”

Ling Chen trained in the same cultivation technique as hers, causing a resonance with her Lingtian True Qi when fighting, confirming that Ling Chen was using the Ling Tian Sword Scripture.

”My name is Ling Yu.”

Ling Chen had prepared his explanation long ago, even deciding on a name, ”I’m not from the Ling Family Ancestral Residence but from Xunyang City in Yangzhou. Consider me a branch family member.”

”Xunyang City, branch family?”

Ling Xue pondered with her chin resting on her hand, ”Indeed, we have a branch family in Xunyang City, but it fell out of touch with the Ancestral House years ago. I didn’t expect there could be such a prodigy like you in that branch.”

”I was taken away by my master when I was very young, so I’m not familiar with the family matters. When I returned to Xunyang, the family had declined, so I came to Yanjing City hoping the Ancestral House might take me in.”

Ling Chen, with a solemn expression, cupped his fist towards Ling Xue.

This identity was carefully considered. Otherwise, he could easily be exposed if he falsely claimed it.

”Don’t worry, a prodigy like you is a precious resource, the family would eagerly welcome you.”

Ling Xue’s face beamed brightly. Based on her estimation, Ling Chen’s cultivation of the Ling Tian Sword Scripture reached the pinnacle of the fifth-level, a result not seen among the younger generation except the ”Ling Family Four Heroes.”

Generally, the speed of progressing in the Ling Tian Sword Scripture reflects the cultivator’s talent. In the Ling Family, cultivating the Ling Tian Sword Scripture was a threshold many ordinary family disciples couldn’t achieve. The Ling Tian Sword Scripture is foundational, accelerating progress for Ling family members, and Ling Chen’s rapid cultivation speed was largely credited to this scripture.

”My name is Ling Xue, a disciple of the Ling Family Ancestral Residence. Come with me, I’ll introduce you to the Family Head. As long as you pass the bloodline test, there should be no problem.”

Ling Xue was very pleased to discover a figure like Ling Chen, undoubtedly beneficial to the Ling Family.

The Nine Great Families were fiercely competitive, not only among top experts but also among the younger generation, and having someone like Ling Chen would add strength to the Ling Family.

”Then I’ll trouble Sister Ling Xue.”

Ling Chen assumed a humble and courteous demeanor, appearing harmless, like a young boy new to Yanjing City and unfamiliar with the world.

Yet, internally, Ling Chen breathed a sigh of relief, feeling fortunate everything went smoothly without a hitch.

At least the first step succeeded.

Ling Chen’s lips curled into a cold smile, ”Ling Hai, Ling Feng, get ready. I’m coming for you...”

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Ling Family Ancestral Residence.

The Ling Family, an ancient lineage standing firm on the Nine Provinces Land for thousands of years, always existed as a formidable power, deeply rooted and unwavering.

But today, this giant in the Nine Provinces appeared quite lively.

All this was due to a branch family disciple.

The Ling Family Ancestral Hall was crowded; numerous Ling family disciples received news that a branch family genius would undergo the bloodline test today.

Why call him a genius?

Because this branch disciple achieved the fifth-level pinnacle in the Ling Tian Sword Scripture at only age twenty, an outstanding accomplishment even among the main family.

”Who would’ve thought a mere branch family could produce such a genius, comparable to Ling Yuxuan and Ling Xue’s group of four.”

”He’s called Ling Yu, right? Rumor has it Sister Ling Xue personally brought him back and praised him greatly.”

”Exaggerating perhaps, cultivation is one aspect, but don’t forget, bloodline power is what we, a Swordsaint Family, value most. This kid may have high cultivation, but as a branch family member, his bloodline power must fall short, incomparable to us Ancestral House disciples.”

”True. Bloodline power’s strength directly dictates future achievements. If his bloodline power is lacking, he won’t match the Ling Family Four Heroes.”

A gathering of Ancestral House disciples whispered among themselves.

In the midst of numerous focused gazes stood a white-clothed, young swordsman, Ling Chen.

Before Ling Chen was a transparent crystal, about as tall as a person, protected by a layer of restriction.

This crystal is what the Ling Family uses to test the bloodline concentration of family disciples.

”Ling Yu, you just need to drop a drip of Essence Blood onto the crystal to start the test.”

Next to him, a middle-aged man in blue, with a square face, spoke to Ling Chen.

This square-faced middle-aged man was Ling Family’s current Family Head, Ling Tingfeng.

Ling Tingfeng was the 64th Family Head of the Ling Family, serving as a general in the Central Dynasty, and reached Saint level, known across the world.

His gaze fixated on Ling Chen, full of expectations for this test. Once Ling Chen’s blood dripped onto the crystal, it would immediately provide feedback, showing four possible colors based on Ling Chen’s bloodline concentration.

Green for first-class, blue for second-class, purple for third-class, and gold for fourth-class.

For Ling family disciples, bloodline level is extremely important because the Ling Family, a Saint Family, had numerous Saints in previous generations, including earth-shattering, once-renowned Nine Provinces Great Abilities. Ling Family’s bloodline power is immensely strong; the higher the bloodline concentration, the greater the inheritance, and naturally, the greater the potential.

Thus, Ling Chen’s future status within the Ling Family starts with this bloodline test.