Dual Cultivator Reborn [System In The Cultivation World] Chapter 1058: Seven root uporooting
Previously on Dual Cultivator Reborn [System In The Cultivation World]...
Ding!
[Congratulations Host, you have killed the sixth branch leader. One more to go in order to complete the mission.]
A notification took place in Yohan's head as he killed one of the seven branch leaders of the Lin clan. At the same time, five lifeless bodies could be seen lying on the ground soaked in their own blood, most of them missing limbs. Those were the other branch leaders whom Yohan killed earlier as they refused to reveal the whereabouts of his father and grandfather.
"You bastard..." the last surviving old man among the seven branch leaders exclaimed as he looked at Yohan with extreme hatred. He was missing one of his arms and barely standing on his feet. One after another, he saw his partners getting killed before his eyes, and he couldn't do anything to save them. He was an Earth Realm cultivator, yet he couldn't do anything against Yohan, even while pushing his body to its absolute limit.
From the very beginning, he knew it was a foolish choice to face Yohan in battle, who had massacred all those cultivators sent by the Northern Royal Family. But still, he was not expecting him to be this cruel and powerful. One after another, his companions fell by his hands, becoming the prey of his wrath.
"That crafty bastard Su Wan Lin has indeed hidden this monster all those years! Those rumors about you being the trash of the family were merely a devious plan plotted by your grandfather so you could live and flourish in the shadows, that devious bastard!" the old man exclaimed as he cursed Su Wan Lin. At the same time, Yohan could only smile, knowing that this old man was misunderstood about everything, but alas, he didn't correct him.
He could only sigh seeing the hatred in that old man's eyes directed toward him. It was obvious that this old man hated him for all the chaos and the deaths he caused after coming to this valley—the last branch family estate, which was situated at the borders that the Lin clan shared with the Feng clan. Yohan painted the entire valley red, massacring hundreds of thousands of soldiers, only sparing womens and children.
"You cursed bastard... I am going to haunt you after becoming a ghost!" the old man exclaimed as he looked at Yohan with extreme killing intent, but nevertheless, Yohan shook his head while maintaining a genuine smile on his face.
"I like the look in your eyes. You are different from those old geezers who died by my hands. At least you have some dignity and courage, unlike those oldies who were ignorant until their very end!" Yohan whispered as he looked at the old man who was barely standing on his feet. The next moment, the sword in Yohan's hand disappeared, and he started closing the gap between them, soon standing right before him.
"Just kill me. I already lost everything by your hands. You destroyed everything that my predecessors worked so hard to build all those years. You ruined everything for me!" the old man exclaimed as he looked into Yohan's eyes with extreme hatred and the disdain that he had toward him.
"You are being unreasonable, old man. Do you think I am responsible for all this massacre and mayhem? It was your fault for targeting my family!" Yohan said while maintaining a calm look on his face. Hearing Yohan, the old man gritted his teeth.
"My forefathers once ruled this very clan, and the irony of fate is that a mere branch family who used to serve my forefathers became the ruling family, and our status was reduced to a mere branch family! I am the original leader of the Lin clan. You have no right to blame me; everything originally belonged to me until your great-grandfather stole everything, taking the very power into his own hands!" the old man exclaimed, blaming the current ruling family that used to be a branch family and later became the ruling family when his grandpa Su Wan Lin's father came into power.
Yohan took a deep sigh hearing this old man, as he was already fed up with hearing all that bullshit about what happened centuries ago. It was all messed up; no wonder the mighty Lin clan reduced to this state while going through internal conflict among the families. All those years, these people were obsessed with ruling the current clan; that obsession became the root cause of constant internal conflict among the various branch leaders. Moreover, Yohan was aware that his father also fell into the same category of those who were obsessed with power. That was the reason why he always looked down on Yohan's previous version, who was incapable of leading the very Lin clan that Su Lin rules. It was always like that; all those branch families wanted to become the center of power, which was the reason the entire Lin clan fell to ruin. On paper, it was one of the biggest clans inside the Northern Region, having the largest territory, but internally, everything was messed up beyond repair. All those grand elders he killed inside the Lin clan belonged to different factions who were related to other branch families.
"Everyone inside this family is doomed. All of you are obsessed with the past, but unlike your forefathers, you don't have what it takes to lead this clan to its previous glory. I am amazed that this clan survived this long. All of you are nothing but self-centered bastards who want to leech on the glory of previous leaders. It's saddening to see the current state of the Lin clan," Yohan looked at the old man with pity. Hearing Yohan's words, the old man turned silent.
"My father is no saint; he was also driven by the same desires. The very core of this clan has corrupted... nevertheless, both of them are my family, especially my grandpa..." Yohan whispered as he looked at the old man.
Seeing that gaze in Yohan's eyes, the old man turned silent, but moments later, he took a deep breath and finally opened his mouth.
"It was the Northern Royal Family... those guys are responsible for your father's disappearance. Our jobs were simple: we were supposed to lure your father and grandfather..." the old man whispered as he looked at Yohan in a defeated manner.
"We were abandoned by those bastards the moment they realized that they were standing on the losing side. If you find them again, make sure to kill them all..."
"I will..." The next moment, Yohan's fist pierced through the old man's body. The old man coughed up a mouthful of blood as he looked at Yohan with a bittersweet smile on his face, and soon he lost the shine in his eyes as his lifeless body fell to the ground.
Ding!
[Congratulations Host for completing the quest "Seven Roots Uprooted"]
The 7 Branch Family Heads are neutralized (7/7)
All internal rebellions within the territory have been suppressed (100/100%)
Ding!
[Congratulations Host, you have unlocked the Title: "Absolute Monarch" (Passive: Increases intimidation factor by 90% against anyone with a lower cultivation base).]
Ding!
[Congratulations Host, you have been awarded 1x Heavenly-Grade [Bloodline Purification Pill] (Fully purifies and awakens the latent ancestral bloodline).]
Ding!
[Congratulations Host, you have been awarded Unique Evolution Material: [Seven-Heart Core] (Can be used to upgrade your primary companion, beast, or inner bloodline).]
Ding!
[Congratulations Host, you have been awarded a Passive Skill: [Gaze of the Tyrant] (Reduces enemy combat stats by 65%).]
Ding!
[Congratulations Host, [The Heavenly Shop] has been unlocked, which allows the user to acquire any high-tier items in exchange for a certain amount of Yin Qi.]
