Chapter 491 – The Golden People: Ancestral Patriarch of All Generations

“???”

Yan Yunyu’s words left the entire Yan Family stunned, with the phrase “impossible” instinctively escaping the lips of many.

The Second Clan Elder of the Yan Family also wore an expression of utter disbelief.

With great effort, he swallowed those three words back down, though his face still showed shock as he spoke to Yan Yunyu: “Yun Yu, I know of Mu Lin’s talent. If you say he has the qualifications to ascend to a Divine Position, I can believe that. But he only recently became an Earth Immortal, didn’t he? It hasn’t been long at all, and now he’s already a True God? This…”

Clearly, the Second Clan Elder found this unreasonable.

And indeed… it was.

Even if Mu Lin had cheats, under normal cultivation, achieving True God status would still require a considerable amount of time.

Becoming a True God in just over a decade—that would be Mu Lin’s expected pace. Reaching the heavens in a single step like this meant Mu Lin had inherited someone else’s legacy.

Regarding this point, Yan Yunyu did not hide the truth.

“Normal cultivation naturally wouldn’t allow it, but a deity from the Foreign Races was on the verge of death and intended to pass on their Divine Position. Brother Mu Lin, with his outstanding talent and formidable strength, seized the Divine Position.”

“What!”

“Divine Position inheritance?!”

“Damn, why didn’t such good fortune fall on me…”

Upon learning that the Divine Position wasn’t something Mu Lin had cultivated but was instead gifted by another, the Yan Family members no longer had any doubts. However, their faces were now filled with envy and jealousy.

Even the Second Clan Elder and the Yan Family Patriarch, who was observing from behind, were so envious that their hearts ached.

There was no helping it—the allure of a Divine Position was simply that immense.

Yan Yunyu sensed everyone’s envy, and she responded with only a cold sneer.

“Hmph, why didn’t the Divine Position pass to you? It’s naturally because you’re all useless, not even qualified to be invited.”

“Brother Mu Lin didn’t obtain this Divine Position easily. The Goddess of Life of the Celestial Spirit Clan invited hundreds of peerless prodigies. Among the Human Race, aside from Brother Mu, only the Great Prince received an invitation. And you? You can’t even defeat the prodigies of the Northern Wastelands. Why would a True God invite you? Because you’re exceptionally useless?”

“And even if you had gone, what could you have done? In the Divine Kingdom, you’d just be insignificant trash that those prodigies could casually sweep aside.”

“Remember, it’s not because of the Divine Position that Brother Mu is exceptionally powerful. It’s because he is exceptionally powerful that others were willing to pass the Divine Position to him.”

“In fact, Brother Mu’s understanding of the Divine Position is even deeper than that goddess’s… That goddess held the Divine Position for thousands of years but couldn’t stop the corruption. Yet, not long after Brother Mu obtained the Divine Position, he resolved her crisis and allowed her to survive!”

In the courtyard of the Yan Family, Yan Yunyu unleashed her full firepower, freely mocking and berating all the Yan Family members as useless trash.

In response, the Yan Family… did not dare to get angry.

Of course they didn’t dare. In ancient times, a woman’s status was defined by her father before marriage and her husband after marriage.

And ever since Mu Lin entered the Northern Wastelands and single-handedly reversed the situation there, he had become a figure beyond the reach of the Southern Province—someone they needed to curry favor with.

As his woman, Yan Yunyu’s status naturally rose along with his.

Now, with Mu Lin becoming a True God, Yan Yunyu’s status had surged even higher. Naturally, no one dared to offend her at this point.

Nowadays, the members of the Yan Family are eager to curry favor with her—in the eyes of the Yan Family, since Mu Lin has become a True God, as his woman, Yan Yunyu is bound to receive countless benefits.

They dare not ask for the lion’s share of these benefits, but they believe that even the slightest advantage casually bestowed by Yan Yunyu could bring them endless benefits.

And indeed, that is the case.

This time, Yan Yunyu returned to the family with the intention of subduing the Yan Family, making them better serve Mu Lin.

Her method of subjugation was to use a carrot-and-stick approach. The earlier belittlement and mockery, as well as making the Yan Family regret their actions, were her way of wielding the stick.

But she also understood that to truly subdue the Yan Family, she couldn’t rely solely on suppression. Now was the time for her to dangle the carrot and entice them.

And she firmly believed that the carrot in her hand would make the Yan Family submit.

…

Thinking of what Mu Lin had entrusted to her, Yan Yunyu revealed an expression of admiration.

Like the most devout Holy Maiden, she spoke to the Yan Family members: “Do you know? Brother Mu is about to become the Ancestral Patriarch and Eternal Sacred Ancestor of the Human Race.”

“Uh…”

Starting off with Ancestral Patriarch and Eternal Sacred Ancestor left the Yan Family members feeling quite awkward.

They wanted to say, “Stop exaggerating, it’s too much. Among the True Lords of the Human Race, Mu Lin is not the only one. He is neither the first to forge a path nor the most influential.”

Even the Heavenly Martial True Lord, who paved the way for martial arts, is only referred to as the Martial Ancestor, not the Ancestral Patriarch.

However, despite their inner awkwardness, they dared not say anything.

Mu Lin is a True God. If he claims to be the Ancestral Patriarch, other True Lords may disagree, but they cannot… Nor did they dare to agree, fearing that other True Lords might hear and remember.

Just as they were awkwardly unsure of what to say, Yan Yunyu smiled.

“Do you think I’m exaggerating too much?”

“Ahem, of course not, I, I just…”

As the Second Clan Elder of the Yan Family was pondering how to respond, Yan Yunyu spared him the trouble and spoke first: “Without witnessing Brother Mu’s greatness, it’s understandable that you see my words as mere flattery… Even I once thought that Brother Mu was just another ordinary True Lord among many.”

“…”

This left the Yan Family members even more speechless. They wanted to ask how “ordinary” and “True Lord” could possibly be connected.

While they were at a loss for words, Yan Yunyu paid no mind and continued:

“But Brother Mu showed me His greatness. He entrusted me with this—the Evolution Fruit.”

As she spoke, Yan Yunyu took out a fruit resembling an apple.

The fruit was small, and the aura it emitted was not particularly strong. The Second Clan Elder and the other cultivators saw nothing extraordinary about it.

However, the Yan Family was not composed solely of cultivators—there were also ordinary people among them. When these ordinary people saw the Evolution Fruit, their bodies trembled, and an uncontrollable sense of longing surged through them.

Unfortunately, though they felt this longing, they lacked the power to act on it. They could only gaze enviously from the sidelines, not daring to approach.

As for the Second Clan Elder of the Yan Family, he looked at the fruit in Yan Yunyu’s hand, his face filled with confusion: “Evolution Fruit? What is it used for?”

“It is used to set humanity on the path of great evolution.”

At this point, Yan Yunyu clasped her hands together, her face filled with admiration, and said, “Brother Mu believes that humans are imperfect—we can at most be called Black Iron Humans… Remember, only those of us who possess Spirit Roots can be called Black Iron Humans.”

“Those without Spirit Roots don’t even qualify as members of the Black Iron Human Clan.”

“Feeling the hardships of the Human Race, Brother Mu, after becoming a Deity, selflessly sought to evolve humanity as a whole.”

“To this end, He researched the Evolution Fruit, a fruit that can grant ordinary people Spirit Roots and open the path of cultivation.”

“…”

Upon hearing this, everyone in the Yan Family widened their eyes in shock, their hearts trembling.

Enabling those who cannot cultivate to begin cultivating was indeed an incredibly difficult feat. However, at this moment, the members of the Yan Family were uncertain whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

After all, if more people could cultivate, their competitive pressure would increase.

Just as they were feeling conflicted, Yan Yunyu’s voice continued to ring out.

“The Black Iron Evolution Fruit is only the beginning, not the most perfect form. Above Black Iron, there are the Silver People. In Brother Mu’s eyes, merely possessing a Spirit Root only qualifies one as a Black Iron Human. Only when one’s Spirit Root reaches the First-Class level and possesses some special talents can they be called Silver People.”

“Hiss…”

At this point, everyone in the Yan Family collectively grew excited.

They were not foolish and easily understood Yan Yunyu’s meaning—by consuming the Silver-level Evolution Fruit, they could elevate their talents from ordinary to First-Class Spirit Roots.

In the Yan Family, or indeed the entire world, those with First-Class Spirit Roots were few in number.

A single fruit could grant them such talent, and judging by Yan Yunyu’s demeanor, she could produce many such fruits… At this moment, the eyes of the Yan Family members truly turned red with envy.

And it wasn’t just the younger generation—even some stewards and managers were burning with intense desire.

“First-Class Spirit Roots, along with special talents… Damn it, if I had such talent, how could I still be stuck at this level?”

“The Evolution Fruit truly is a divine gift bestowed upon us for evolution!”

“Mu Lin… no, the great God of Life is indeed the eternal ancestor of humanity. If anyone dares to disagree, I’ll be the first to oppose them!”

Yan Yunyu observed the excitement of those around her and realized that with just the Silver Fruit, she could win over ninety-nine percent of the clan to her side.

But ninety-nine percent was not what she desired—she wanted the allegiance and submission of everyone.

Therefore, after presenting the Silver Fruit, Yan Yunyu did not stop her actions. Instead, she smiled and said, “Silver is not the end. Brother Mu is still researching the Golden Fruit to evolve humanity into Golden People.”

“And in Brother Mu’s eyes, Golden People are born with Celestial Spirit Roots, possess Divine Bodies, and have strength equivalent to the early stage of Sha Refinement. They do not fall ill, do not age easily, possess boundless vitality, and live for eight hundred years… This is their initial state.”

“Golden People can cultivate. What do you think the upper limit of such Golden People would be…”

“Boom!”

Before she could finish speaking, a group of figures rushed anxiously to her side.

The other Clan Elders of the Yan Family, as well as the Clan Head, could no longer remain seated.

Born with a Divine Body and a Celestial Spirit Root, living eight hundred years from birth—such a Divine Fruit is one that can alter innate talent and accumulate profound foundations. Such a fruit, they too desire it!

Even if they themselves do not need it, their sons, daughters, and grandchildren certainly do!

(End of Chapter)