"An old acquaintance?" Lin Chen was stunned by the words of the long-haired youth.

The long-haired youth gave a faint smile, "My name is Cao Fei, and we were as close as brothers!"

"As close as brothers? Would I have any relation with you guys who specifically feed on human hearts?" Lin Chen responded coldly.

"Tsk, tsk, we wish we didn't have to either, but unlike you, who received the Tianyan inheritance, we have to live this way to survive," Cao Fei said with a light smile.

Lin Chen snorted coldly, "Save your lies, why would I, Lin Chen, associate with evil fellows like you?"

Cao Fei looked at Lin Chen with a devious smile, "Forget it, since your strength has recovered, someday you will remember your past. Oh, and consider this Anna as our meeting gift, I'm giving her back to you. Whether you can lift her seal depends on your skills."

"Cao Fei, do you know about my origins?" Lin Chen suddenly asked.

Cao Fei smiled faintly, "Sorry, I don't know about your origins either, but if you can win first place in the Spiritual Spring War and enter the Tower of Prophecy, perhaps you will find out where you came from, who you really are!"

"The Spiritual Spring War?" Lin Chen clenched his fists; he must win the Spiritual Spring War at all costs.

"By the way, watching a video might help you understand your origins," saying this, Cao Fei tossed a USB drive to Lin Chen.

...

The Kunlun Mountains were revered as the ancestors of all mountains, the lineage of the Dragon Ancestor, spanning eight hundred miles, and rising seventy thousand feet, known as the pillar connecting heaven and earth.

Among the ethereal peaks, two elderly men with graying hair were playing chess in a pavilion.

An elderly man with white hair placed a chess piece on the board and said with a faint smile, "Tian Laoshi, you've lost!"

Tian Laoshi threw the chess piece he held into a basket, exasperatedly said, "Damn, lost again, Xu Kongzi, can't you let me win for once?"

"The game of Go embodies the art of nature and creation; from one emerges two aspects, from two aspects arise four images, from four images come the eight trigrams. Heaven is round, earth is square, there are nineteen solar terms and three hundred and sixty degrees of the celestial sphere; you haven't grasped the essence, naturally you would lose," Xu Kongzi said with a faint smile.

"Cut it out, I don't have the leisure for that, Xu Kongzi, you've actually opened the Tower of Prophecy this time, quite generous for an old man! All for a Lin Chen, is it worth it?" Tian Laoshi stared at Xu Kongzi and asked.

"Of course it's worth it. The big bosses from the eight major forces all want to seize this chance to acquire the Tianyan secret technique. If I don't stir the waters, this young lad Lin Chen would inevitably become a target; this is all I can do for him. From now on, his fate is in his own hands," Xu Kongzi said as he looked up at the sky.

"Haha, you should have seen the faces of those old guys when they heard you opened the Tower of Prophecy, their mouths agape, could almost fit a whole egg," Tian Laoshi laughed heartily.

"Hehe, they think they can send their descendants into the Tower of Prophecy to obtain the ancient secret techniques; so naive. Are the ancient secret techniques really that easy to obtain?" Xu Kongzi laughed coldly.

The entire China was shaken by Xu Kongzi's decision.

Just as Xu Kongzi had predicted, whether the eight major forces or the numerous families of all sizes, all attention turned to the upcoming Spiritual Spring War.

With the lure of the Tower of Prophecy, what was originally just a refinement for the newcomers turned into a suddenly heated battle, with every major family and power sending their elites to fight.

Lin Chen hurried back home and couldn't wait to open his laptop.

He inserted the USB drive, and a blurry video appeared.

The video was in black and white and showed several figures.

This is!

Lin Chen was taken aback as he looked at the figures.

The people he recognized were actually his grandfather, his eldest uncle, his second uncle, and several blood-covered Lin family descendants.

Standing in front of them was a young woman holding a bloody dagger; this person was indeed Zhao Xiaohua.

The next instant, Zhao Xiaohua was wielding a dagger, and blood spattered with each slash, each of those Lin family members was slain with a single strike to the throat by Zhao Xiaohua.

"Boom!" Lin Chen suddenly felt as if the world were falling apart.

How could this be? The Lin family members were killed by Zhao Xiaohua, but why had things turned out this way?

Lin Chen watched the video again, and he could confirm that there was no forgery, it was real.

So, it means that the one who wiped out the Lin family members was none other than Zhao Xiaohua, who had been with him every day.

Although Lin Chen's origins were mysterious, he had been raised by the Lin family, and he had always considered himself one of the Lin family members.

But today, he suddenly discovered that the murderer was the person he trusted most, someone who was with him every day.

Lin Chen was furious, he stood up, rushed out of the school, and drove straight to the villa.

As he walked into the villa hall, Lin Chen heard a soul-stirring music playing.

Looking inside, Lin Chen felt an urge to vomit blood.

In the hall, two graceful figures were dancing to the music, performing aerobics.

An Xiaodi and Zhao Xiaohua were both dressed in gym clothes, and as they moved rhythmically, their chests also quivered with each jump.

If he weren't in a bad mood right now, Lin Chen would have definitely taken a longer peek, but remembering the bloody scenes in the video, any burgeoning impulse vanished without a trace.

Walking into the house, Lin Chen's face was ashen.

Seeing Lin Chen, both of them stopped and curiously looked at him.

"Hey, why do you look like someone owes you money? Haven't I already apologized?" An Xiaodi thought Lin Chen was still angry with her, so she said gloomily.

Lin Chen's gaze fell on Zhao Xiaohua and he coldly said, "Xiaodi, go back to your room."

An Xiaodi, having never seen Lin Chen looking so grim, realized it must be some friction between him and Zhao Xiaohua, stuck out her tongue, and entered the bedroom.

Zhao Xiaohua looked at Lin Chen and asked indifferently, "What's up?"

Lin Chen's eyes turned cold as he stared intently at Zhao Xiaohua, "Were you at the Lin family's house when the family was wiped out?"

Zhao Xiaohua was startled for a moment and then nodded, "Yes, I was."

A chill appeared in Lin Chen's eyes, "Was it you who killed the Lin family members?"

For some reason, as he asked this question, Lin Chen suddenly felt nervous; he even hoped that Zhao Xiaohua would shake her head or flatly deny it.

However, bringing him despair was the fact that Zhao Xiaohua, while staring intently at him, said indifferently, "Yes, I killed them."

"Why? Why did you do it?" Lin Chen's hand surged with flames.

"Do you want to kill me?" Zhao Xiaohua looked at Lin Chen and suddenly asked.

Lin Chen bit his teeth hard, "If you killed the Lin family, I must seek justice for them."

"Oh, is that so? If you want to kill me, come, let's see if you have the ability," Zhao Xiaohua suddenly showed a cold smile on the corner of her mouth.

Murderous intent surged in Lin Chen's eyes, and a ball of flames rose in his hand and he lunged at Zhao Xiaohua.