Martial Universe: Invincible through lottery, with godlike comprehension from the start.

This shadow was none other than the fire python tiger named Xiao Yan.

On Xiao Yan's back sat Qing Tan, whose face was full of joy.

A month and a half later, the fire python tiger had grown to the size of an ordinary tiger.

Qingtan would ride it around and play from time to time.

Behind Qingtan and Xiaoyan was another fire python tiger, half the size of the others, which was the one that had been given to Qingtan.

Qingtan also gave it a name, Huo'er.

When Lin Fan saw that it was Qing Tan, he immediately lowered his guard and shook his head with a smile, "Qing Tan, you've been riding Little Flame around again."

Qingtan stuck out her tongue and said with a grin, "I didn't run around, Dad told me to come find you."

"Oh? Uncle San is looking for me?" Lin Fan was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then said, "Let's go back."

If I do the math, a month and a half has passed since the hunting tournament, and the year-end is long over.

During this time, Lin Xiao has been busy with family matters and has rarely returned home. It has been half a month since he last came back.

Qingtan said, "Brother Lin Fan, come up too, and let Xiao Yan take us back."

Lin Fan raised an eyebrow slightly, "Can Xiao Yan carry both of us?"

"Roar!"

Xiao Yan seemed to understand Lin Fan's words, and let out a low growl, lowering its upper body slightly.

Qingtan said with a grin, "Brother Lin Fan, Xiao Yan is asking you to come up."

Lin Fan smiled slightly, lightly leaped onto Xiao Yan's back, sat behind Qing Tan, and gently patted Xiao Yan, "Let's go."

"Roar!"

Xiao Yan let out a low roar and sped away, carrying Lin Fan and Qing Tan.

Huo'er followed behind, running quickly.

[Ding! You petted the Fire Python Tiger and gained Fire Resistance! Note: With Fire Resistance, you can ignore all fire-type damage!]

At the same time, the system's familiar voice rang in Lin Fan's mind.

A fire-resistant body, huh? Not bad!

Lin Fan was overjoyed when he heard about the special reward he had won in the lottery.

However, he did not notice any changes in his body, and he would like to find an opportunity to test this fire resistance body.

"Brother Lin Fan, why is my fire growing so slowly? It looked much stronger at the beginning."

As Lin Fan was thinking about the Fire Resistance Body, he heard Qing Tan's somewhat disgruntled mutterings in his ear.

Lin Fan glanced at Huo'er, who was following behind them like a large Tibetan mastiff, and comforted her with a smile, "Maybe it's because Huo'er is a female tiger and doesn't grow as fast as a male tiger."

In fact, Lin Fan knew very well that Xiao Yan had mutated and that Lin Dong had fed it the Stone Talisman Spirit Liquid, which was why it had grown so fast.

The Fire Tiger that Qingtan raised was just an ordinary fire python tiger. It hadn't yet consumed the Stone Talisman Elixir, so its growth was naturally slower.

Hearing Lin Fan's words, Qing Tan was quite pleased and nodded, saying, "It seems that Brother Lin Fan is right."

After a pause, Qingtan patted Xiaoyan's head and said with a smile, "Xiaoyan, you're growing up quite fast. You'll have to protect your sister in the future."

"Roar!"

Xiao Yan let out a low growl, seemingly agreeing to Qing Tan's request.

Lin Fan and Qing Tan, riding on Xiao Yan, soon returned to the small hill where they lived.

Lin Xiao, Liu Yan, and Lin Dong, the three of them, had already gathered together, waiting for Lin Fan and Qing Tan.

Lin Fan and Qing Tan jumped off Xiao Yan's back and greeted the three of them.

Lin Xiao beckoned Lin Fan and Qing Tan to sit down, then looked at Lin Fan and said with a smile, "Fan'er, how has your cultivation been lately? Is it going smoothly?"

Lin Fan nodded and said, "Yes, it went quite smoothly."

Qingtan then added, "When I went to find Brother Lin Fan just now, I saw what looked like a vortex of Yuan energy around him. It looked really powerful."

"A vortex of elemental energy?" Lin Xiao was somewhat surprised upon hearing this, then suddenly realized something.

“I just vaguely sensed a surge of Yang energy in the place where you were cultivating. Combined with the Yuan energy vortex that Qingtan mentioned, could it be that you were breaking through to the Heavenly Origin Realm just now?”

Lin Xiao had also experienced breaking through to the Heavenly Origin Realm, so he was naturally very familiar with that process.

"Yes," Lin Fan nodded, making no attempt to hide anything.

Lin Xiao quickly pressed on, "Have you successfully broken through?"

Without activating one's Yuan Power, it is generally impossible to see through the realm.

That's why Lin Xiao asked that question.

Upon receiving Lin Fan's affirmative reply, Lin Xiao was overjoyed and exclaimed, "Excellent! Excellent! A seventeen-year-old at the Heavenly Origin Realm is top-tier even in the entire Great Yan Dynasty!"

"I was once hailed as a genius, but compared to you, I'm utterly insignificant!"

Qingtan exclaimed with admiration, "Brother Lin Fan is amazing!"

Lin Dong was also quite surprised and admired Lin Fan greatly. "Brother Lin Fan, congratulations!"

Liu Yan, standing to the side, also had a look of satisfaction on her face.

Lin Fan chuckled and said, "Actually, there's someone even more capable in our family that you've all overlooked."

Qingtan blinked and said, "Brother Lin Fan, among the younger generation of the Lin family, is there anyone more capable than you?"

Lin Fan pointed to Lin Dong beside him and said with a smile, "Lin Dong is not even sixteen years old, yet he is already at the mid-stage of the Earth Origin Realm. He will probably break through to the Heaven Origin Realm in less than a year. Isn't he even more powerful than me?"

Although Lin Fan provided some assistance to Lin Dong, Lin Dong was unable to absorb Yin Sha Qi by Qing Tan's bedside as frequently as in the original story, so his cultivation level did not surpass that of the same period in the original story.

Lin Dong scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "I only managed to break through to the mid-stage of the Earth Origin Realm by chance; I'm still far from the Heaven Origin Realm."

"Haha, you are all excellent," Lin Xiao said with a cheerful laugh.

Qingtan raised her little hand and said, "Father, there's me too. I've reached the ninth level of Body Tempering."

Lin Xiao laughed heartily, "Yes, Qingtan is also excellent."

Upon hearing this, Qingtan smiled happily.

Liu Yan watched this scene with satisfaction, a faint smile appearing on her face.

The room was filled with laughter and joy.

"What has Dad been busy with lately? Why is he often unable to come back? Also, I've noticed that Grandpa and the others don't look too well."

After a pause, Lin Dong suddenly remembered something and looked at Lin Xiao.

Upon hearing Lin Dong's words, Lin Xiao's smile vanished instantly, and he said angrily, "It's all because of those shameless bastards from the Lei family!"

Lin Fan raised an eyebrow slightly. "Third Uncle? Is it about Tiemu Manor?"

"Hmm," Lin Xiao nodded, his face somewhat grim. "It was agreed before that the handover of Tiemu Village would be completed within half a month, but it has been a month and a half now, and they are still refusing to leave."

Lin Dong frowned and said, "The bet was made in front of countless people. Does the Lei family dare to go back on their word?"

Lin Fan smiled faintly, "It's not a matter of going back on my word, but the Lei family is definitely planning something by dragging things out."

Lin Xiao frowned and said, "Your grandfather and I thought the same thing, but Tiemu Village is heavily guarded. Unless we break off relations, it will be difficult for us to find out what's going on inside."

Lin Fan pretended to ponder for a moment, then said, "Third Uncle, do you think it's possible that the Lei family wants to destroy the ironwood, or even the land where the ironwood grows?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao's expression changed drastically. He abruptly stood up and said, "What you said is not impossible."

"No, I'm going to find your grandfather right now and we need to prepare to take over Tiemu Village immediately, even if it means taking force!"

After saying that, Lin Xiao immediately headed towards the inner courtyard of the Lin family.

"Third Uncle, I'll go with you!"

Lin Fan called out and quickly followed Lin Xiao.

"I'm going too!" Lin Dong said, quickly following after him.

Qingtan wanted to go with her, but Liu Yan stopped her.

Chapter 20: The Lei Family's Actions – A Decisive Move!

Not long after, Lin Xiao, along with Lin Fan and Lin Dong, arrived at the inner courtyard of the Lin family and found Lin Zhentian.

Without hesitation, Lin Xiao recounted Lin Fan's conjecture to Lin Zhentian.

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhentian was filled with shock and anger. "Damn it, those bastards from the Lei family are utterly despicable!"

"I think the Lei family's plan is most likely the same as Lin Fan's guess. How come we didn't think of that? Several adults are not as good as Lin Fan, a child."

Lin Fan said, "I'm just making a wild guess based on the Lei family's personalities, so it might not be accurate."

Lin Fan hesitated for a long time about this matter, but ultimately did not reveal the Lei family's plans too far in advance.

However, this speculation was only raised after the Lei family had delayed for some time.

On the one hand, Lin Fan didn't want too many people to know that he could predict the future.

On the other hand, Lin Fan was worried that if the ironwood had not been destroyed, would it still be possible to discover the Yangyuan Stone vein?

Compared to the Yangyuan Stone mine, losing some ironwood is not a big deal.

Upon hearing Lin Fan's words, Lin Zhentian said, "Regardless of whether it's true or not, this matter can't be delayed any longer! Lin Xiao, go and call your elder brother right now. You two take men and head to Tiemu Village to forcibly take it over!"

"Okay," Lin Xiao agreed and immediately turned to call Lincoln.

Lin Fan and Lin Dong also suggested that they go to Tiemu Village with Lin Xiao and the others.

When Lin Zhentian learned that Lin Dong was already in the mid-stage of the Earthly Origin Realm and Lin Fan had even broken through to the Heavenly Origin Realm, he was overjoyed and immediately agreed.

So, Lincoln and Lin Xiao, along with dozens of skilled members of the Lin family, rode their horses and hurried towards Tiemu Village.

Lin Fan and Lin Dong rode on Xiao Yan's back, moving much faster than a steed.

When the group arrived at Tiemu Village, they found the gates tightly shut.

Lincoln squinted and said, "The gates are tightly shut; it seems things won't go too smoothly!"

Lin Xiao nodded slightly upon hearing this and waved his hand to signal the Lin family to prepare for battle.