Chapter 4183 — The Return of Xu Lingchong
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And the most appalling point of all: Xu Lingchong, who previously possessed only the strength of great perfection at Foundation Establishment, now—after a mere few months—actually possessed the formidable strength of the mid Golden Core stage!
The shock this news brought was scarcely less than the discovery that Wei Zhao was an early Golden Core expert. To successfully form a core in just a few short months, and moreover to rise three levels in succession—this was simply a tale of fantasy.
The same question circled in the minds of countless people: how on earth was it done? Truly, eccentrics appear every year, but this year there are especially many!
If Xu Lingchong's sudden return brought shock to everyone in the Sandie Pavilion, then the person happiest about it was none other than his grandfather, Xu Yuanzheng.
As a magnate of the Elder Council, Xu Yuanzheng had been utterly exhausted in recent days. For so many years, his legitimate grandson Xu Lingchong had been his one and only heir. Apart from Xu Lingchong, the vast Xu family could not produce a second junior of the younger generation capable of taking his place.
Unlike ordinary clans, the Xu family had been a great native house of North Island for generations, deeply rooted and immensely powerful. An heir required not only bloodline but formidable strength as well—otherwise he could never hold the field, let alone serve as head of the family. And looking over all the Xu family's younger generation, only one person met the condition: Xu Lingchong.
Thus, after Xu Lingchong's sudden disappearance, the magnate Xu Yuanzheng had been truly frantic with worry. The greater the clan, the more weight it placed on succession—once the heir met with misfortune, the consequences were unimaginable.
Even with a magnate like Xu Yuanzheng pressing down from above, he still could not hold back the undercurrents surging below. During this period, everyone in the Xu family, including many collateral branches dependent on the Xu family, had clearly begun to grow restless.
But now, with Xu Lingchong's sudden return—and especially his forceful return bearing the astonishing strength of the mid Golden Core stage—all these problems were resolved at once!
How could his strength have risen to such an astonishing level in just a few short months? Xu Yuanzheng naturally asked, and Xu Lingchong's reply was that he had received the guidance of a mysterious master of high attainment, and that was why he had made such progress.
Though Xu Yuanzheng remained doubtful at heart, his own legitimate grandson's strength could only be better the greater it was. Since Xu Lingchong himself was unwilling to say more, he would not press him to the bottom of it—he was simply sincerely glad.
However, if Xu Yuanzheng were to learn that Xu Lingchong had castrated himself, it was hard to say whether this third elder of the Chongsheng Pavilion would still be able to smile.
And apart from Xu Yuanzheng, the one happiest about Xu Lingchong's return was Kang Jingming, his former underling.
This was, after all, his greatest backer from before! Now he had returned in force bearing the domineering strength of the mid Golden Core stage, and because the warrant had simply been dropped, neither Shangguan Tianxia nor Gongyang Jun had made any statement—the suspicion previously pinned on Xu Lingchong had vanished into thin air. Thus, the moment he returned, he reclaimed the position of managing senior brother of the Chongsheng Pavilion. This was an absolutely massive thigh to cling to.
Even Wei Zhao, who had been so sought-after recently, could not compare with the present Xu Lingchong—so how could he not cling to him?