Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 548 - 542 Childhood 1

Chapter 548: Chapter 542 Childhood 1

Regrettably, Lin Xin’s objections were ineffective.

His name was ultimately fixed as Lin Sherie. However, it was not the "Sherie" of shooting arrows, which he had misread, but rather Lin Sherie.

While it still refers to the sun, at least it was a much better name than the one with the overly strong pretentious aura.

After being held by Lin Hao for a while, Lin Xin was then taken to be held by Yuan Wanqing, who was his mother in this life, for a look.

Very soon, Yuan Wanqing fell into a deep sleep. The midwife cleaned her body, after which a maid took over.

Lin Xin was promptly cleaned up too and placed in a small cradle next to sleep.

He was in fact full of energy, far stronger than an average baby in terms of qi-blood. He was praised by the midwife and doctor for his excellent innate foundation. A group of people gathered around him, chattering and laughing with various congratulations, before they slowly left.

Lin Hao and Lin Yaoyang were all smiles as they hung around him and Yuan Wanqing.

Once the two of them finally calmed down and saw Lin Xin feigning sleep, they stepped out to talk about his matters.

Although they stood just outside the door, speaking very quietly, Lin Xin, who practiced the Cultivation Technique of Absolute Yang with a rich qi-blood vitality at its peak, and also because it was exceedingly harmonious and concealed his considerable strength, went unnoticed in the functioning of the Cultivation Technique and accumulation of qi-blood by Lin Hao and the rest.

As a result, his senses were exceptionally sharp. Even with some distance between them, he could clearly hear the conversation outside the door.

"Is Auntie asleep?" That was Lin Yaoyang’s voice, somewhat masculinized, yet still carried a woman’s crispness, intertwined with an uncompromising resoluteness.

"Yes, she has been through a lot these days...." Lin Hao sighed, always seeming to have a tone laced with worry.

"Your brother... indeed doesn’t have the Secret Blood... sigh, that’s rough on you, Yaoyang."

However, Lin Yaoyang just carelessly laughed it off.

"It’s nothing hard. How many times have you said that? If we want to suppress those old fogies in the branch families, we don’t have much choice."

Lin Hao sighed deeply once more.

"If only we were free from the family’s constraints, without bearing this curse, with your talents, you would surely have a good life."

Lin Yaoyang chuckled.

"Dear Father, as the venerable leader of the Eliminating-Demons-of-the-World Alliance, when did you become so indecisive?"

"The Alliance of Eliminating-Demons Families is nothing more than a loose organization. Apart from our thirteen traditional families, there are no other significantly stronger powers involved, so there’s no need to constantly mention it."

Lin Hao reminded.

"After all, even united as an alliance, we are still only secure in our own little corner; ultimately, we cannot match the depth of those major sects and schools."

"Yes, yes, yes." Lin Yaoyang replied absent-mindedly.

"As for the seal, I plan to hand it over to you when you turn twenty. What do you think?" Lin Hao lowered his voice.

"That’s fine. I have actually been ready for a long time. It’s our family’s mission and our greatest reliance. Moreover..." Lin Yaoyang paused, his tone slightly more somber. "Father, you must be struggling to hold on, right?"

"I’m still alright, it’s just that the injury from the last time I took action hasn’t fully healed yet, causing some delay," Lin Hao said faintly.

"In that case, I will also start commanding people to prepare the materials you need from now on."

"I will make every effort," Lin Yaoyang replied with utmost seriousness.

"I do trust you. But in the future, you might have to take extra care of your brother... he can only be an ordinary person...."

"Don’t worry, dear Father. I will protect him well." Lin Yaoyang’s words at that moment felt like a promise, a vow.

The two then no longer discussed this matter, but began to carefully plan for Lin Xin’s, that is, this life’s Lin Sherie’s future.

Lin Xin stopped eavesdropping. After all, his blood vitality was still not strong; he should use all his qi-blood to solidify his muscles, bones, and internal organs, rather than squander it recklessly.

But from the overheard conversation between his foster father and sister, combining it with many things he had secretly heard before, he could infer some secrets about this family.

Lying on his back in the baby cradle, Lin Xin’s field of view included only a small oval portion of the ceiling directly overhead.

The brown wooden ceiling was covered with numerous intricately small bird and sparrow patterns, among which these patterns faintly revealed some subtle regularity, obviously concealing some form of talisman technique or array.

He rolled over to his side; this position was more comfortable.

His thoughts gradually became clearer and connected.

"This Lin Family must be one of the Mortal Realm’s hidden families devoted to eliminating demons, and also the leader of an alliance of such families. It seems this world isn’t as safe as I imagined...."

He knitted his little brows.

"And that so-called seal must be the core power source of the family, but it can only be passed from one person to another, and the user suffers strong side effects. Only those with the Secret Blood can inherit the seal...."

Upon reflecting carefully, Lin Xin remembered hearing about such seals in the Underworld, but he didn’t know if they were similar to those in the Mortal Realm.

"But from the tone of conversation between these two, this seal doesn’t seem to be something positive... yet they have no choice but to endure it and pass it down through the generations."

After analyzing a bit more, he roughly understood the position of this Lin Family in demon elimination—a sad narrative.

Sacrificing their own family’s bloodline for the power of a potent seal in order to perform demon extermination actions, sustaining both the family’s prosperity and its legacy.

This was undoubtedly similar to orthodox cultivators who used external evil powers to perform good deeds.

In this light, the seal’s power of the family must be a kind of ominous force.

Lin Xin roughly outlined the situation in his mind.

This was a family destined to walk a tragic path from generation to generation.

No wonder after so long, I have never seen any old family members, like grandfather’s generation, come to visit. Now it seems, they probably have all been sacrificed in sealings, for the sake of passing down the bloodline generation after generation.

Apart from what is called the branch family, the main family only consists of these few people.

Family Head Lin Hao, Seal inheritor Lin Yaoyang, the Family Head’s wife Yuan Wanqing, and then there is an old butler. The rest are just maids and guards; there’s no one else.

"It’s really lonely..." Lin Xin reflected in his mind. His body couldn’t support such prolonged thought, and soon he was overwhelmed by a wave of drowsiness.

He simply closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

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The life of an infant is nothing but eating and sleeping, and when not sleeping, pooping.

Lin Xin didn’t bother pretending to be a restless crawler either.

It was only at a fixed time every day, around noon, that he would exercise his body and limbs, then he would use his powerful consciousness and spiritual power to observe his surroundings.

During the period when Yuan Wanqing was recuperating, she would sing to him every day, some inexplicable lyrics of nursery rhymes.

Although Lin Xin found it annoying to listen to, her singing voice was clear and the sound gentle, so it wasn’t noisy.

In the first few days, Lin Hao and Yuan Wanqing were worried when they found that he didn’t crawl about, fearing that he had some illness that prevented him from moving.

After consulting a doctor and confirming that there were no issues, they put their minds at ease.

According to the doctor’s check-up, Lin Xin’s body was much stronger than the average infant, brimming with Qi-Blood vitality, and had no signs of illness.

The days passed by, and soon more than two months had gone by.

Yuan Wanqing gradually started to read to Lin Xin every day, each character accompanied by pictures, which served as early education in this world.

However, starting enlightenment education just over two months after birth seemed a bit too early.

Yuan Wanqing, however, didn’t care about these things and repeatedly read those few characters to him, quietly by the bedside every day.

Lin Xin couldn’t be bothered to pay too much attention, so he simply closed his eyes and circulated his Qi-Blood, practicing the Righteous Sun Technique.

He did discover an odd phenomenon; despite starting cultivation in the womb, he didn’t find anything as mystical as Innate Energy.

Instead, there was an unexpected marvel.

He found that the Righteous Sun Technique, which originally had an extremely complicated circulation route, would also slowly rotate on its own even when he was not actively practicing it.

It seemed as if his body’s Qi-Blood had already grown accustomed to this route, treating it partly as instinct and embedding it within his body.

This discovery was an unexpected delight. It meant that even while sleeping or resting, his body would spontaneously circulate according to the Righteous Sun Technique.

As time passed, his need for milk increased, and the amount provided by his mother Yuan Wanqing was not sufficient. Stimulated by him, the butler had to find two additional wet nurses, both well-supplied with milk, who took turns feeding him each day.

This just barely satisfied Lin Xin’s appetite.

Because of this, even Lin Hao and Lin Yaoyang were alarmed. Both came to check on Lin Xin thoroughly, confirming his healthy condition with no issues, and then interpreted it as Lin Xin having extraordinary talent and an exceptional appetite.

Time slowly slipped by.

Suddenly, three more months had passed.

With round-the-clock practice and diligence, Lin Xin’s Righteous Sun Technique finally reached a critical point.

The accumulation of Qi-Blood finally hit saturation within his Realm.

The Righteous Sun Technique has thirteen layers, with each layer doubling the Qi-Blood. It is regarded as the finest Body Cultivation Technique from the Underworld, and what’s key is that this technique is harmonious and moderate, simply aimed at bolstering one’s own Qi-Blood without involving any troublesome Elemental Energy or attributes.

The more Qi-Blood nourishment one receives, the stronger one’s muscles and body become, along with strength, speed, resistance, and even the rate of recovery—all seeing a comprehensive improvement.

This also allowed Lin Xin to save some attribute points.

Soon, another month had passed.

Half a year had gone by since Lin Xin’s transmigration into this world, and the time for his breakthrough had finally arrived.

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"Good boy... come here to mommy."

Yuan Wanqing gently took Lin Xin from the maid’s arms and held him in her embrace.

The setting sun cast a pale red light that filled the entire upstairs and downstairs of the pavilion through the loft windows.

With the help of two maids, Yuan Wanqing walked with Lin Xin in her arms around the small garden near the pavilion.

The sunlight warmed Lin Xin’s skin without being too hot, and it was quite comfortable.

"Oh baby, my baby... you must grow up safe and sound... Daddy, mommy, and your sister will protect you so you can grow up steadily and well..."

"Madam, the head of the branch family has come to visit you," said the key steward Grim, who was standing at the entrance to the garden, his voice low, addressing Yuan Wanqing.

"The branch family?"

Yuan Wanqing frowned.

"I hope they have come with sincere intentions to see Yue’er. Is it about that decision made by the husband, then?"