"Zhong'er, give the item to Lin'er. We can no longer protect it. It won't be long before more powerful figures come looking for the Li family, and this news will eventually spread." Li Yu said to Li Zhong.

  "Lin'er, the Wordless Heavenly Book is now entrusted to you. If you can gather all nine volumes of the Wordless Heavenly Book in the future, you might be able to find the secret to breaking through the void and achieving immortality." After Li Zhong spoke to Li Lin, he then said to Luo Lan, "Lan sister, where is the spatial bag I gave you before?"

  "Brother Zhong, I've always kept it with me. You told me not to tell Lin'er, and I never did." Luo Lan took out a spatial bag from her bosom. This spatial bag looked like a sachet and was hard to recognize as a spatial bag without a close inspection.

  Li Lin was also surprised at this moment. He had seen this sachet on his mother many times and never expected it to be a spatial bag.

  "Lin'er, I've always kept this spatial bag on your mother. There are some items inside, hoping that after you leave the Li family, you can live without worries. But your mother never wanted to leave the Li family. This spatial bag also contains the Wordless Heavenly Book. To protect the Wordless Heavenly Book, I placed it with your mother. I wanted you to take your mother and leave, hoping you wouldn't get involved and could still protect the Wordless Heavenly Book." Li Zhong handed the spatial bag from Luo Lan's hands to Li Lin and said, "Open the spatial bag."

  Hearing this, Li Lin immediately probed with his mind but was puzzled to find that he couldn't enter the spatial bag with his consciousness.

  "This spatial bag has a special feature. Only by dropping the blood of a member of the Li family can it be opened. If someone not from the Li family forces it open, it will explode immediately. It was left by an ancestor of the Li family," Li Zhong's voice echoed in Li Lin's ears.

  Li Lin, surprised, dropped a drop of blood into the spatial bag. Immediately, a slight fluctuation flashed on the bag, and Li Lin probed with his mind again.

  Inside the space, there were tens of thousands of gold coins and some valuable jewelry, showing that his father had indeed made some arrangements. These tens of thousands of gold coins and numerous pieces of jewelry were enough for an ordinary family to live a wealthy life.

  "What is this?" Inside the spatial bag, a palm-sized jade slip appeared within Li Lin's mental probe, and he immediately took out the jade slip.

  Upon inspection, the jade slip was the size of an adult's palm, square-shaped, with a smooth surface and streamlined edges as if naturally formed, about two centimeters thick.

  There were no fluctuations of energy from the jade slip, making it seem utterly ordinary.

  "This is the Wordless Heavenly Book." Li Lin even started to doubt. How could such an ordinary-looking object be the valuable Wordless Heavenly Book?

  "Try if you can destroy this Wordless Heavenly Book," Li Zhong said softly, seemingly noticing Li Lin's doubt.

  Li Lin hesitated for a moment, then tried to snap the jade slip in his hands, starting gently and then using his true qi. In the end, after pouring all his true qi into it, a yellow light flashed in his hands, but he couldn't damage the ordinary jade slip at all. It remained unchanged.

  Li Lin was astonished. The jade slip was indeed extraordinary; despite his efforts, it remained intact.

  "Try injecting a strand of true qi into the Wordless Heavenly Book," Li Zhong suggested.

  Li Lin injected a strand of true qi into the jade slip, and instantly, the surface of the Wordless Heavenly Book seemed to twist, revealing countless secret patterns that appeared on its surface. Among these patterns, Li Lin vaguely made out the character "Ling" and felt a vast yet exceptionally calm aura flash by before disappearing without a trace.

  "An extraordinary object." Li Lin thought to himself. He was unaware of the material of the Wordless Heavenly Book, indicating that the origin of this treasure was significant.

  "It is said that only by gathering all nine volumes of the Wordless Heavenly Book can one discover the secret of breaking through the void and achieving immortality. As for the whereabouts of the remaining eight volumes, the Li family has no knowledge," Li Zhong looked at Li Lin and said, "From now on, the Wordless Heavenly Book is entrusted to you."

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  "Entrusted to me?" Li Lin was startled, not expecting the Li family to so generously entrust the Wordless Heavenly Book to him, which was somewhat surprising.

  "Indeed, the Wordless Heavenly Book is now entrusted to you," Li Yu said to Li Lin, his gray face turning slightly purplish at this moment.

  "I'm not interested in becoming the patriarch of the Li family," Li Lin said. He did not want to take on the responsibility of caring for the Li family. He had no interest in the Li family; his sense of belonging was only with his mother.

  Li Yu and Li Zhong looked at each other, then Li Yu said, "Lin'er, it doesn't matter if you don't become the patriarch of the Li family. You still carry the blood of the Li family. All you need to do is support the Li family as much as possible in the future. I don't want the Li family to fall into ruin."

  Li Lin remained silent. Supporting the Li family was something he currently needed support for himself; he did not have the strength yet.

  "Ptui!" Li Yu spat out a mouthful of blood again.

  "Father." "Master."

  Li Zhong and Luo Lan's expressions changed drastically, and they immediately went to support him.

  Li Yu, at this moment, looked at Li Lin with a pleading gaze, "Lin'er, I can't hold on much longer. I know the Li family has wronged you and your mother, but please give me some face. If you have the capability in the future, please support the Li family a bit. Don't let the Li family fall too far. With that, I can face our ancestors even in death."

  Looking at Li Yu's pleading eyes, Li Lin was somewhat moved. Although he was not the soul of the Li family, he still carried the blood of the Li family, which he could not deny.

  "If I have the capability, I will do as you ask," Li Lin said softly.

  "With your word, I am relieved. I can see that you will be extraordinary one day, and the Li family will depend on you in the future." Li Yu's purplish face showed a smile, then he said, "Lin'er, you have never called me grandfather from a young age. Can you call me that now?"

  "Lin'er, call him grandfather," Mrs. Luo immediately said to Li Lin.

  "Grandfather," Li Lin said softly, letting go of his resentment. After all, he carried the blood of the Li family, and calling him grandfather was not too much. The Li family entrusting him with the Wordless Heavenly Book showed that what the Li family had done to him and his mother was out of helplessness.

  "Ha ha, good, good, I also have a good grandson now," Li Yu laughed, his purplish face smiling, "I used a secret technique that could enhance my strength by four levels, but it was at the cost of burning my life. Plus, the hit from the Black Ghost King, I can no longer hold on. Before I die, seeing such a descendant in the Li family, I die without regrets."

  "Father, you can't die. The Li family still needs you," Li Zhong said softly.

  "I've protected the Wordless Heavenly Book my whole life, making you the patriarch of the Li family has also harmed you. But today, the Wordless Heavenly Book is entrusted to Lin'er, and I no longer have any responsibilities. I'm relieved to die, as everyone has their day to die," Li Yu said to Li Zhong.

  After speaking, Li Yu then turned to look at Li Lin, "Lin'er, come here."

  Li Lin stepped forward, standing in front of Li Yu with confusion.

  Looking at Li Lin, Li Yu said, "Although our Li family is not a great sect or a noble family, our ancestors left behind two extraordinary martial techniques. One is called 'True Martial Jue,' and the other is 'Dragon Shadow Arm.' Both were created by a Martial Emperor that an ancestor of the Li family once served. The True Martial Jue is of the initial stage of the Earth level, and the Dragon Shadow Arm is of the middle stage of the Earth level. Both techniques are quite remarkable and can be practiced by martial artists of all attributes."

  Pausing, Li Yu continued, "I practiced the True Martial Jue, which is a secret technique that can enhance one's strength. However, I've only achieved minor success after decades of practice. This time, forcibly enhancing my strength by four levels has backfired too much, resulting in consequences I cannot bear. Although the True Martial Jue is powerful, it is too harsh on the practitioner and causes significant damage when used. Let me take it with me. I'm afraid it will harm you. As for the Dragon Shadow Arm, I've never been able to practice it, not only because it is difficult to practice, but also because the conditions for practicing it are extremely harsh, not something ordinary people can achieve. Such techniques, since our Li family does not have a strong practitioner who can replicate the techniques onto a jade slip, we also fear leaking such techniques. Therefore, the True Martial Jue and Dragon Shadow Arm have always been directly passed down by the patriarch of the Li family upon their death."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Li Yu's hands suddenly formed a mysterious seal, and then from his forehead, a light burst out, directly entering Li Lin's forehead.

  Li Lin did not resist. This was not a soul attack but a soul message. This light instantly transformed into a vast amount of information in his mind.

  After a long time, the light finally dissipated, and at this moment, Li Yu had already staggered back several steps, his body wilted, "Lin'er, the Dragon Shadow Arm is now passed on to you. Practice it when you can. If you can succeed in the future, it will become a great asset for you."

  "Ptui!"

  The light in Li Yu's forehead retracted, and he spat out another mouthful of fresh blood. At the same time, his wilted body collapsed onto the cushion.

  "Father!"

  "Master!"

  Li Zhong and Mrs. Luo shouted in shock, but at this moment, Li Yu was already devoid of life.