10: Return to Fangmushan

On Fangmu Mountain, the Treasure Pavilion.

The Treasure Pavilion was quite deserted in its leisure time, with only the spring breeze blowing, leaving no trace.

Lin Houshou put down a Jade Slip for a Formation, and a smile appeared on his face.

Just now, the Formation puzzle that had troubled him for more than ten years had been solved by him and recorded in the Jade Slip.

He felt that in a few days, he would be able to truly set up a High Grade Second-tier Great Formation and become the Lin Family's second High Grade Second-tier Formation Great Master.

The heroic spirit that had faded for who knows how long reappeared in his heart.

He, Lin Houshou, was still the Lin Family's Formation Genius!

"Eh!" The next moment, Lin Houshou only felt his eyes blur, seeing someone he shouldn't have seen.

"Second Uncle!" Lin Shiming's call of "Second Uncle" pulled Lin Houshou back to reality.

The person who came was Lin Shiming, who had rushed back from Green Peach Mountain. It had been three days since his trip to Peach Blossom Valley.

Upon returning to Green Peach Mountain, Lin Shiming left Lin Shiqi to guard Green Peach Mountain, then hurriedly led Lin Tao, Lin Zhong, and others back to Fangmu Mountain.

Lin Houshou was quite displeased with Lin Shiming at this moment. He had returned three times in less than a month of his guard duty!

With such a mindset, how could he be a true guard, and how could he take on the important task of revitalizing the Family in the future?

"Second Uncle, I've come to return the Spirit Testing Plate!" Lin Shiming took out the Spirit Testing Plate, looking at the bewildered Lin Houshou, not understanding why the latter's expression had changed.

"Oh, oh, how was it? You know it's not easy to earn Spirit Stones, right?" Lin Houshou put away the Spirit Testing Plate. There were eight guards on duty in the Family, and more or less, all guards would borrow the Spirit Testing Plate to try their luck.

Cultivators with good Aptitude could be rewarded with both a good reputation and a rich harvest, and might even gain the favor of a future powerful Cultivator.

Apparently, Lin Shiming was the same in his eyes.

That's why he said that.

In his opinion, life itself was a journey against the current, and cultivation was even more a struggle against heaven. Encountering some setbacks was even better, so he hadn't stopped Lin Shiming from borrowing the Spirit Testing Plate before.

However, before Lin Houshou could see Lin Shiming's dejected and instructed expression.

Several people hurriedly walked up from behind Lin Shiming.

"Clan Chief, Grand Elder, Second Elder, Fourth Elder, Sixth Elder!"

Lin Houshou completely didn't understand what had happened.

In this instant, almost all the Elders had come, except for the Third Elder and Fifth Elder.

The Third Elder was also Lin Houshou's mother, Lin Yushui, the only Late Stage Second-tier Formation Master, who was stationed at the Lin Family's market in Xing County.

Fifth Elder Lin Yuzheng was the Family's caravan Elder, leading the caravan in business year-round to bring income to the Family.

Even when Lin Shijie was tested with Two Spiritual Roots back then, the Family's shock was not much different from this!

"Shiming, is what you said through sound transmission true?" Second Elder Lin Yuqi, who looked like a pale and thin middle-aged man, spoke eagerly, his eyes gentle and deep from years of Alchemy.

The other Elders also looked at Lin Shiming with parched throats.

That news was too important for the Lin Family, whose situation was currently precarious.

"It's true! They are in the Guest Reception Building, waiting for guests. They have flown for a day and are already exhausted, so Shiming dared to let them rest!" Lin Shiming replied humbly and politely.

He was not surprised by the expressions of the Elders. When he learned about the Two Spiritual Roots, wasn't he, Lin Shiming, also making that expression?

What's more, these Elders, who hoped their children would become Dragons and had dedicated half their lives to the Family, worked diligently.

At this moment, Lin Houshou was the most tormented.

Everyone else was clear-headed, only he was confused.

If it were normal times, he would just grab Lin Shiming and make him explain the cause and effect, no need to be so eagerly watching.

But now, besides the Sixth Elder and Clan Chief Lin Houyuan, everyone else was his Elder, so how could he dare to be presumptuous in the slightest?

It was Lin Houyuan, as the Clan Chief, who noticed Lin Houshou's awkwardness and said:

"Second Brother, Shiming discovered a Genius with Two Spiritual Roots, and the Spirit Testing Plate was sent by you, so you also have Merit!"

"What?" Lin Houshou's head buzzed, and it took him a long time to react, then he burst into laughter.

The appearance of a Genius with Two Spiritual Roots completely explained why all the Lin Family Elders had mobilized.

Even the Family's Clan Leader of the Xian Generation might be alarmed.

The Lin Family's generational names were left by the founding Elder, Lin Zhengxing, and were divided into: Zhengda Guangming, Chengxian Yuhou, Shize Yanchang, Qijia Youyou.

Currently, only Lin Xianzhi remains of the Xian Generation. There are still quite a few of the Yu Generation. The backbone of the Family is the Hou Generation. As for the Shi Generation, they are the future hope of the Lin Family and a generation that is growing rapidly.

"Shiming, well done! Heaven bless our Lin Family!" Lin Houshou couldn't help but blush at his previous thoughts, but when he thought of the Family having a new Two Spiritual Roots, he threw that matter to the back of his mind.

"Everyone is free now, so why don't we go to the Guest Reception Building to meet a few Juniors!" While the Elders were all happy, the Second Elder also proposed again.

A Genius with both fire and wood Spiritual Roots is very suitable for Alchemy and Artifact Refining. If he could cultivate a Third-tier Alchemist or a Third-tier Artifact Refiner for the Family, then even if he turned into a handful of yellow earth decades later, he would die without regrets.

The Second Elder's proposal was approved by everyone.

After all, not having seen the Immortal Master, everyone felt somewhat anxious.

Previously, the mistaken identification of the Wulong Spiritual Root was not unheard of.

"Father, Grand Uncle, besides the matter of Shitao, Shiming has an even more important matter to report!"

"Oh, then tell us!" Everyone was also a little surprised. Lin Shiming actually had an even more important matter to say. When they received the sound transmission talisman, they only knew that the Family had newly discovered a Genius with Two Spiritual Roots.

"Perhaps we should also inform the Clan Leader!" Lin Shiming hesitated for a moment, recalling how the Red-haired Demon Monkey had shattered the water shield talisman with a single strike from thirty to forty meters in the air that day.

That power still made his scalp tingle.

Moreover, he had an even bolder guess in his heart.

If his praying mantis was a mutated mantis, couldn't that Red-haired Demon Monkey be a mutated species of the Yellow-haired Demon Monkey?

The Red-haired Demon Monkey might even be close to reaching the Third-tier Yao Beast category. One must know that Yao Beasts do not need Foundation Establishment Pills to advance to the Third-tier!

The Elders did not speak, hesitating for a moment, clearly the Clan Leader had a difficult secret to tell.

After a moment of contemplation, Lin Shiming realized it might be related to rumors and no longer insisted.

He took out the spirit bottle in which he had stored the monkey wine that day.

"Please, Second Grandfather, have a taste!" Second Elder Lin Yuqi also did not hesitate. He took the spirit bottle, poured out a small drop of spirit wine, and, controlling it through the air, it flew into his mouth.

Lin Yuqi closed his eyes slightly, carefully sensing the effects of the spirit wine. After two or three breaths, his eyes suddenly opened, and in an instant, a sharp glint seemed to burst forth as he excitedly said:

"This is a Medium Grade Second-tier spirit wine, with the effect of improving cultivation!"

"No, it also has a miraculous healing effect, no worse than Medium Grade healing Medicinal Pills!"