Chapter 76: The Lin Family, the Number One Clan of Leiling Province!

The Grand Steward's status was lofty; once he spoke, no one dared to object.

Jin Long, the Elder, twitched his eyelid, his heart brimming with venomous hatred, yet he could only rein in his killing intent.

The Grand Steward stood with his hands clasped behind his back, looking utterly transcendent, and swept his gaze across the crowd as he said slowly, "This Hundred Clans Assembly is now concluded."

"Let old grudges end here. Now hand over your Golden Origin Fruits so we may determine each clan's ranking."

At his words, the people of the Hundred Tribes produced their Golden Origin Fruits one after another.

This concerned their ranking within Leiling Province; not a single person didn't want to fight for it.

At every Hundred Clans Assembly, the Golden Origin Fruits turned in never reached a thousand.

After all, some Golden Origin Fruits were hidden in extremely secret places, and some grew in dangerous spots like Absolute Cliff Valley, where no one dared to pick them.

As the crowd stepped forward to hand over their Golden Origin Fruits, the Grand Steward called out each clan's tally in a loud, vote-announcing voice.

"Wang Family, three."

"Li Family, seven."

"Zhang Family…"

Each clan dispatched ten people to scatter throughout the Jiuxuan Blessed Land; even with the worst luck, quite a few people still obtained Golden Origin Fruits.

Only the quantity was pitifully small.

The crowd buzzed with discussion, clearly dissatisfied with this year's haul of Golden Origin Fruits.

"It seems the Golden Origin Fruits were especially hard to find this session; the great families haven't picked many." Bai Fangshan of Qingyun Sect said with a frown.

The Muscle Elder of Yao Sect gave a slight nod; he felt the same.

"Hmph! The Golden Origin Fruits were always going to end up concentrated in the top clans' hands—what are you all so anxious about!"

Jin Long, the Elder, gave a cold snort. His gaze was dark and murky as he stared hard at Lin Feng, and a scheme took shape in his mind.

"If no one managed to find any Golden Origin Fruits, I daresay that little girl from the Lin Family ate them all!"

Hearing this, everyone present turned to look at Lin Xuan.

They had seen with their own eyes how Lin Xuan would take one bite and toss one aside, scattering Golden Origin Fruits all over the ground.

It was truly a case of the drought dying of thirst while the flood drowns.

"Clan Leader, why is everyone staring at me like that?"

Feeling the crowd's unfriendly gazes, Lin Xuan's pretty face took on a worried, anxious look.

Lin Feng's mouth twitched.

Wasn't it all because she had been far too brazen inside the Jiuxuan Blessed Land?

Golden Origin Fruits determined the rankings and were exceedingly precious; that gluttonous girl had eaten quite a few of them.

"Yun Family, thirty-seven!"

At this moment, the Grand Steward was calling out the Yun Family's tally.

At the news, every single person felt a jolt in their heart.

In previous years, the Yun Family had never obtained fewer than eighty Golden Origin Fruits; this year they hadn't even reached forty.

This meant they were likely to fall from their pedestal this year!

"Yang Family, twenty-six."

The Grand Steward frowned, shot the Yang Family a glare, and Yang Cun Guang's mouth twitched as his fury surged within him.

"Lin Family! It's all because of the Lin Family!"

Yang Cun Guang clenched his teeth. At this Hundred Clans Assembly, both the Yang Family and the Yun Family had suffered heavy losses—each had lost a direct-line descendant—and had barely obtained any Golden Origin Fruits.

Two great houses reduced to such a sorry state—truly laughable.

"Xiao Family, one hundred and fifty-four."

A member of the Xiao Family stepped forward, a junior handed over a Storage Bag, and the Grand Steward promptly announced the astonishing number, instantly drawing the crowd's attention!

"The Xiao Family actually harvested this much?"

"No one else got much, yet they picked up the leftovers."

"Hmph! Even more than in previous years!"

The Hundred Tribes were all astonished, but this was within the normal range—if the Yun Family and Yang Family had reaped nothing, then naturally the Xiao Family had gained plenty.

Before long, the Grand Steward turned his gaze toward the Lin Family's contingent.

"Lin Clan Leader, where are your Golden Origin Fruits?"

The Grand Steward narrowed his eyes; he was quite looking forward to what the Lin Family had brought.

Lin Yan stepped forward and handed over a Storage Bag.

Inside were the thirty-eight Golden Origin Fruits he had harvested—not a small amount.

Then the lowest-ranking members of the Lin Family also stepped forward one by one, each having gathered three to five.

Seven people combined, that made sixty-eight.

Then Lin Feng looked at Lin Xuan. The girl stepped forward, clearly reluctant: "Here, take them all—this young miss doesn't even have any left to eat!"

Seeing Lin Xuan's puffed-up, sulky look, quite a few people secretly laughed.

Yet no one dared look down on this girl; she had no fewer than seventy or eighty Golden Origin Fruits in her hands.

Her performance had been displayed in full by the Eight Mirrors of the Jiuxuan Blessed Land.

"This many?"

When the Grand Steward opened the Storage Bag Lin Xuan had handed over, a look of shock immediately appeared on his old face.

He had already secretly calculated that Lin Xuan had no fewer than eighty-seven Golden Origin Fruits.

But inside this Storage Bag, there were a full one hundred and sixty-nine.

By that measure, Lin Xuan alone had overwhelmed the entire Hundred Tribes.

"Lin Family, harvest of two hundred and thirty-seven Golden Origin Fruits!"

When this result was announced, countless gazes instantly converged on the Lin Family.

The biggest dark horse this time turned out to be the Lin Family.

Killing the Young Masters of the Yun and Yang Families, dominating the Hundred Tribes, and even surpassing the Xiao Family outright.

At this moment, countless fervent gazes made every Lin Family disciple proudly lift their heads.

"Everyone, the results are out. Any objections?"

The Grand Steward smiled. The Golden Origin Fruits harvested this time, when tallied, were on par with previous sessions.

After all, the Lin Family alone contributed over two hundred.

At this moment, the surroundings were silent. Only Xiao Family elder Xiao Xuanming said with a smile: "Grand Steward, we have no objections. In this Hundred Clans Assembly, the Lin Family is the undisputed champion!"

Once these words were spoken, the faces of the Hundred Tribes' people grew even darker.

The faces of the Yun and Yang Family members were even more livid.

Yang Cun Guang suppressed the fury in his heart, his eyes glinting with malice. He had to find a chance to bring down the Lin Family!

Otherwise, the Yang Family's standing would not be preserved in the future.

"Since that's the case, then I shall make the announcement."

The Grand Steward smiled faintly: "First place goes to the Lin Family, followed by the Xiao Family, then the Yun Family…"

The ranking was determined by the number of Golden Origin Fruits submitted, so the Lin Family was naturally the undisputed first.

From now on, in Leiling Province, the Lin Family is the foremost family!

Officially certified, appointed by the provincial government.

Who would dare object?

At this moment, the Lin Family's younger generation was in an uproar of celebration.

But on Lin Yan's face, there was not the slightest hint of joy.

He looked at Lin Ya and Lin Qi, feeling self-reproach in his heart.

"This is not your fault." Lin Feng said with a faint smile.

He had only settled half of this debt. The Yun Family had only lost one elder and one Young Master — far from enough to compensate for the blood feud of Lin Ya and Lin Qi's severe injuries.

【Ding! Congratulations to the Lin Family for winning the championship in the Hundred Clans Assembly. Heaven Grade Reward obtained!】

【Heaven Grade Reward being distributed. Congratulations to the Host for obtaining: Six-Star Pill Nine-Turn Three Clarity Pill *10, Six-Star Pill Fuchun Pill *50, Five-Star Pill Void Spirit Pill *300, Five-Star Technique Yin-Yang Limitless Mysterious Art, Seven-Star Spirit Treasure Ten Thousand Dao Seed x1.】

With the system's reward distributed, a sharp glint flickered in Lin Feng's eyes.

The Heaven Grade Reward was indeed generous — pills were handed out by the hundreds.

And there was even a technique reward.

Of course, the most precious was the Seven-Star Spirit Treasure Ten Thousand Dao Seed — he wondered what this thing was.