The east began to turn white, the black sky was fading, and the air was still filled with the scent of night.

At this time in the past, the Ling family's disciples' morning class had not yet begun, but at this time, the huge martial arts arena was already crowded with people.

The atmosphere was a little solemn, and at the edge of the martial arts arena, in addition to the rows of weapon racks, there were also scattered round stone benches.

These stone benches were full of martial artists from the Ling family who had awakened the wheel of life.

There was a huge difference in age among these warriors, with two-thirds being young and the rest being middle-aged and elderly.

Look at some of them, a few of them are in a hurry, their expressions are tired, or their blood-stained robes have not had time to be cleaned, and they must have been trained outside and hurried to the martial arts arena.

The reason why these Ling family's martial artists came in such a hurry was to cheer up those relatives and friends in the center of the martial arts arena, or their closest juniors.

At this moment, these warriors who were standing or sitting on the stone benches outside the martial arts arena were all staring at the middle of the martial arts arena.

In the center of the martial arts arena, hundreds of young boys and girls stood straight.

These boys and girls ranged in age from seven or eight to twelve or thirteen, and their young faces were filled with joy and anticipation.

Today is the Ling family's annual clan meeting.

These young boys and girls in the martial arts arena are all collateral or descendant disciples of the Ling family, and today is the day when they change their fate.

If they can test the awakened life wheel from the Heavenly Wheel Realm, they will soar into the sky and become human beings, and their future is limitless.

The Ling family's clan meeting is divided into two procedures, from testing the wheel of life to competing skills in the martial arts, and the current thing to be held is naturally the test wheel of life.

Generally speaking, the age of the Awakening Wheel of Life is around eight to twelve years old, and if you miss such the best time, even if you awaken the Wheel of Destiny, you will not be able to go far on the path of cultivation in the future.

Cultivation is undoubtedly a race against time, and the earlier the awakening of the wheel of life, it means that you are one step ahead of others at the starting line and take the lead, and your cultivation progress is naturally better than that of those who awaken later.

As the sun grew, dozens of elders of the Ling family came out of a stone staircase at the end of the martial arts arena.

Ling Zhongzheng, the patriarch of the Ling family, was a middle-aged man in his early forties, wearing a purple robe, with a straight back, and the aura emitted was like a mountain when he walked.

Although they were far away, when Ling Zhongzheng appeared, those young boys and girls all felt that a stone was pressed in their hearts, and it was even a little difficult to breathe.

Walking side by side with Ling Zhongzheng were two men of the same age.

The person on the left is dressed in fine silk, with a narrow face, vicious eyes, cold eyes, and a cruel smile on the corner of his mouth.

This person is Ling Zhongzheng's third brother, Ling Zhongyong.

Walking on the other side is naturally the eldest brother Ling Zhongfu, he is feathered and star-crowned, tall and thin, his eyes are like vultures, and there is a slight evil aura in his eyebrows.

The three brothers of Ling Zhongzheng strutted their heads and walked in the forefront.

Behind the three of them, in addition to a group of elders led by the Great Elder Qu Yuan, there were also Ling Zhongyong's son Ling Bai, Ling Zhongfu's two sons, Ling Zhen and Ling Tian...... and other descendants of the clan.

These descendants have awakened the wheel of life a few years ago, and there is no need to test it today, what awaits them is the martial arts competition.

Every year, the Ling family would hold a competition to select three disciples who had made rapid progress or had extraordinary qualifications from those disciples who had awakened the Wheel of Life, and escorted them to the Shenwu Academy for cultivation.

In addition to the three winners of the competition who entered the Shenwu Academy, there were also some rich rewards, such as rewarding pills, yuan weapons, yuan beads and other precious things, which was the reason why the Ling family martial artists flocked to it.

Dozens of elders of the Ling family sat down on the chairs that had already been placed, and Ling Zhong was taking a few steps forward, standing straight on the steps of the martial arts arena.

He raised his hand slightly, and pressed it against the hundreds of young men and girls below who looked excited.

Waiting for the martial arts arena, the noisy voices of those young boys and girls quieted down, and Ling Zhongzheng said in a loud voice: "It's the annual Ling family meeting again." The reason why the Ling family has been able to gain a firm foothold in Tianming City for a long time is not because of us old bones. ”

"Our old bones will grow old sooner or later, every family, if you want to maintain prosperity for a long time, you must continue to absorb fresh blood to support the operation of the Ling family, you are the mainstay of my Ling family, as long as you exist, the Ling family will inevitably become more and more prosperous. ”

Looking at the hundreds of radiant and energetic young boys and girls in the martial arts arena, Ling Zhongzheng changed his words and said: "No matter what the result of today's test is, don't be discouraged, because you are still young, even if you don't awaken the life wheel this year, you will still have a chance in the future, is it clear?"

"Clear!"

The more than 100 boys and girls in the martial arts arena were all very excited.

Ling Zhongfu and Ling Zhongyong sat on the chair, the two of them have always breathed out from one nostril, and at this moment, seeing Ling Zhongzheng's high-spirited and pointing at the country, both of them were faintly uncomfortable and unconvinced.

Especially Ling Zhongfu, no matter his age, cultivation, and status in the clan is not lower than Ling Zhongzheng, but he is inferior to him everywhere, which makes him very annoyed.

Ling Zhongfu really didn't understand why the previous patriarch of the Ling family, the short-lived father of the three brothers of the Ling family, wanted to pass on the position of patriarch to his younger brother Ling Zhongzheng before he died, instead of himself.

"Dead old man, you're really blind. ”

Ling Zhongfu couldn't help but curse at his deceased father.

"Big brother, second brother seems to be majestic. ”

Ling Zhongyong lowered his voice and said with a smile.

"What about majesty? The late season is not guaranteed, and Ling Feng's waste is born. ”

Ling Zhongfu's gloomy eyes glanced at the high-spirited Ling Zhongzheng, and said in a low voice: "His reputation has long been ruined by Ling Feng's waste, if it weren't for his room and Ling Qingzhu's girl to support the façade, hehe." ”

"The rules of our Ling family, the position of the patriarch, only the male of the Ling family's lineage can inherit it, how can Ling Qingzhu be no matter how good he is? ”

Ling Zhongyong glanced at an empty position not far away, and said with some displeasure: "The clan meeting has begun, why hasn't that girl Ling Qingzhu appeared yet?"

"Since Ling Qingzhu's girl entered the Shenwu Academy to cultivate, the score has become bigger and bigger, and she wants a group of our elders to wait for her alone. ”

Ling Zhongfu rhythmically tapped his fingers on the armrest of the chair, and said coldly: "If you don't knock and knock, you will really climb on the heads of the elders and be powerful." ”

"If my family's Qinqin is still in the Ling family, her qualifications will definitely overshadow Ling Qingzhu's milky and dry girl. ”

Speaking of this, Ling Zhongyong became a little sad: "Qin Qin has been away from the Ling family for some years, and I don't know how my life is now. ”

"Your family's Qinqin, it's been two years since he was taken away by a mysterious powerhouse, right?"

Ling Zhongfu said: "That mysterious person's cultivation and identity are not simple, even Brother Wei is not her opponent, Qin Qin follows her to cultivate, the future is definitely better than staying in the Ling family." ”

"Hey, big brother, you don't know, I only have two bloodlines under my knees, Bai'er and Qinqin, Bai'er is not angry, the foolish brother has long been desperate for him, and now I can only count on Qinqin. ”

Ling Zhongyong sighed: "Qin Qin is not by my side, my brother always feels that something is missing, and he has no fun in life." ”

"Even if Ling Bai is no longer angry, at least he has awakened the wheel of life, and I don't know how many times better it is than Ling Feng's waste. ”

Ling Zhongfu comforted: "When that mysterious person took Qin Qin away, didn't he say that within two years, if Qin Qin succeeds in her studies, she will be allowed to come back? ”

"I hope so. ”

Ling Zhongyong said noncommittally.

Just as the two were talking, Ling Zhongzheng lowered his posture, walked over to Ling Zhongfu's side, and said in a harmonious voice: "Big brother, do you have anything to say to these juniors? If not, the younger brother will order his subordinates to start preparing to test the wheel of life." ”

"You've finished talking about everything, what else does the old man have to say. ”

Ling Zhongfu said angrily.

Ling Zhongzheng touched the ash of his nose, smiled awkwardly, turned around, raised his head, and said loudly to the hundreds of men and women on the martial arts field: "Okay, now let's start testing the wheel of life." ”