"Old sir, our Zhou family is also willing to join!"
"Yes, yes, our Zhang family is also willing."
"Old sir, count our Liu family in."
Seeing the hesitation of those around them, some small families quickly made their decisions.
They didn't have the vast fortunes of the Ten Great Families, so whether they gave Lin Chen twenty percent or not was irrelevant.
Instead, for them, if they could use this matter of shares to build a good relationship with Lin Chen, it would definitely be the most beneficial for their future development!
After all, they all knew that Lin Chen was Old Master Long's grandson-in-law, and the future successor of the Long family!
If they built a good relationship with Lin Chen at this time, wouldn't it be equivalent to establishing a connection with the Long family?
With the support of the Long family, their family's strength would definitely be able to develop further!
Under such circumstances, giving Lin Chen twenty percent of their shares was definitely a sure win.
"Fine, we are also willing."
"Yes, we are also willing."
Seeing these fence-sitters directly defect, and looking at the tragic state of the courtyard, the other great families, even if they wanted to object, dared not!
The lesson of the Xie family was already evident. Who else would dare to stand up and oppose?
What if they were next? What kind of damn property would they have? It would be good enough just to save their lives!
"Good, everyone, since everyone's decision is unanimous, let's go together to the Lin family and wait for Lin Chen to come out of seclusion!"
"With his master, who is at the third-grade Nascent Soul realm, guarding the place, I believe that Song Ziyang wouldn't dare to come."
Old Master Long smiled with satisfaction and spoke to the person beside him.
In this way, the future Lin Chen would truly be the uncrowned king of the entire capital!
With twenty percent of these great families' shares in hand, who would dare to not give Lin Chen some face?
"Alright, let's go, everyone please."
Lin Yuelong took the initiative to step forward at this moment, making a gesture of invitation to Old Master Long.
He knew that what Old Master Long was helping Lin Chen with this time was truly too precious!
With these existences, their Lin family would not only be able to join the top great families of Long Country, but would even be among the best.
Not long after, a group of people, led by Lin Yuelong, arrived at the Lin family and explained their intentions to Lin Xianfeng.
"Patriarch Lin, what we said earlier is our current situation. It all depends on whether Lin Chen is willing."
After explaining the specific situation, Old Master Long immediately asked Lin Xianfeng.
"Everyone, in the end, this matter still needs my son to decide."
"Everyone, please rest assured here. With Senior Zhao guarding the place, that Song Ziyang absolutely would not dare to come to our Lin family."
Immediately, Lin Xianfeng also assured everyone.
No matter what, the protagonist of this matter was Lin Chen. Although he was the father, he couldn't make decisions for his son on such a major issue, could he?
"Alright, then thank you, Patriarch Lin."
After hearing Lin Xianfeng's words, everyone immediately thanked him.
Only Lin Kaishan, at the very back of the crowd, was somewhat lost.
He knew that this time, he had truly lost everything!
From now on, who would take him, a third-grade alchemist, seriously?
"You're too kind, everyone. Quickly bring your families here."
"Lin Chen and his master have already discussed it. After Lin Chen comes out of seclusion, they will go together to find that Song Ziyang."
Seeing everyone's demeanor, Lin Xianfeng revealed a little more information.
After all, Zhao Long had a deep hatred with the Ghost Spirit Sect. Lin Chen's seclusion this time was also to help his master get revenge.
This meant that the day Lin Chen emerged from seclusion would be the day the Ghost Spirit Sect was destroyed!
"Good, good, good, then we'll go right away!"
After receiving Lin Xianfeng's assurance, everyone quickly agreed and went down to bring their family members to the Lin family's manor.
Although the Lin family's manor was large, it was simply not enough to accommodate so many people.
But fortunately, they were all cultivators, and not sleeping for a few years was completely fine.
They could find a place to sit down and meditate for months, so even with so many people, it didn't seem crowded.
Most of the cultivators were crammed into small rooms, a dozen people to a room, meditating and cultivating.
It should be known that before Lin Chen went into seclusion, he had set up a large spirit gathering array for the entire manor.
This meant that the spiritual energy density in the Lin family was now several times higher than outside!
At the same time, Lin Chen, inside the Nine Dragon Ring, had reached the final moments of his seclusion.
He had absorbed all the heavenly laws within the ancient bell.
And his cultivation had just reached the fifth-grade Nascent Soul realm!
"Phew, it's time to come out of seclusion!"
Feeling his current strength, Lin Chen breathed a deep sigh and stood up from his original position.
This ancient bell was a large bell from a temple in the ancient era, and it had absorbed countless heavenly laws over a long period.
Now that it had all been absorbed by Lin Chen, it was natural for him to break through two realms consecutively!
Moreover, the most important thing was that although the power of those laws had been absorbed by him, many had not been truly understood.
Lin Chen believed that if he could comprehend all those law powers, even breaking through to the ninth-grade Nascent Soul realm would be absolutely no problem!
However, when Lin Chen emerged from seclusion and sensed the dense number of cultivators cultivating in the manor, he was instantly stunned.
When he arrived at the living room, he happened to see his father and Old Master Long chatting over tea at the coffee table.
"Oh? Xiao Chen is out of seclusion?"
Seeing Lin Chen emerge from seclusion, Old Master Long immediately stood up, his eyes lighting up.
Good heavens, he could still vaguely tell that Lin Chen was a cultivator before, but now, Lin Chen appeared ethereal in front of him.
That feeling of merging with heaven and earth was truly astonishing!
"Yes, I was fortunate enough to break through."
Lin Chen nodded, a slight smile appearing on his face.
"By the way, Dad, these people around here..."
Then, Lin Chen pointed to the surrounding rooms, looking somewhat curious.
He had been in seclusion in the Nine Dragon Ring for more than a year, but calculating by external time, it had only been a little over a month at most!
What had happened in this past month? Why had so many people come to the Lin family to cultivate?
"Xiao Chen, Song Ziyang has accepted the inheritance of the Supreme Elder of the Ghost Spirit Sect and is now cultivating by absorbing the essence and blood of cultivators."
"According to reliable sources, he has now reached the sixth-grade Nascent Soul realm!"
However, just as Lin Chen was curious, Lu Yuyan walked out of a nearby room and explained to Lin Chen.
"What? Sixth-grade Nascent Soul?"
Hearing this, Lin Chen's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and a very bad feeling arose.