114: Third level vine

On Fangmu Mountain, the Formation was fully activated, with white mist obscuring the peaks, and everyone's faces were filled with worry.

Beside the Green Lotus Pond, Lin Shijie, Fourth Grandpa Lin Yutie, and Fifth Elder Lin Yuzheng waited quietly outside Lin Houyuan's Immortal Cave.

The next moment, a golden light appeared in the sky.

A spirit boat slowly descended.

When Lin Shijie saw it, he was instantly overjoyed and opened the Formation.

Lin Xianzhi and the others also landed directly on the top of Fangmu Mountain, by the Green Lotus Pond.

"Seventh Grand Uncle!"

"Seventh Grand Uncle!"

"Seventh Uncle!"

Cultivators from three generations bowed together.

However, when everyone saw Lin Xianzhi's head full of white hair, they were clearly astonished, completely unaware of what had happened.

But fortunately, seeing that no one was missing from the group, their expressions improved slightly.

Yet, they still looked somewhat solemn.

Lin Xianzhi didn't explain much, nor did he need to, but seeing Lin Shijie and the others' worried faces, he had a subtle premonition of trouble.

"You all look so troubled, did something happen to Lin Houyuan?"

"Seventh Grand Uncle, Ninth Uncle was ambushed by a Li Family Foundation Establishment Cultivator on his way back. Fortunately, with the help of Senior Cultivator Xie, he escaped death and is now recuperating in his Immortal Cave."

Lin Shijie looked at Lin Shiming with some concern. He had witnessed Lin Houyuan's injuries; the enemy had been extremely vicious.

"What a Li Family! Shiming, we can't delay any longer. I must go to Qingxuan Sect. You stay here and guard Fangmu Mountain until I return!" Lin Xianzhi frowned deeply.

The Li Family had been excessively murderous recently.

Moreover, the Li Family still harbored demonic Cultivators, and it was possible they had already allied with a Demonic Sect. Given the relationship between the Li Family and the Lin Family, if something happened to Qingxuan Sect, their Lin Family would inevitably face destruction.

Lin Xianzhi left several Spirit Talismans and a few Spirit Seeking Compasses, then departed on his spirit boat.

Lin Shiming and the others continued to wait outside the Green Lotus Pond.

Several more days passed before a message came from Lin Houyuan's Immortal Cave, stating that he was out of danger but still needed recuperation.

Only then did everyone disperse and go about their business.

Lin Shiming also returned to his own Immortal Cave. This trip to the Purple Mansion Cave had been very rewarding.

The power of the Purple Wood Mysterious Sky Sword Formation almost allowed him to cross a rank, enabling him to fight Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivators without any fear.

At the same time, he was extremely satisfied with the combination of the Jin Chi (Golden Wings) Mantis and the Azure Lotus Daoist Robe.

The Jin Chi (Golden Wings) Mantis's terrifying speed and unparalleled attack power, combined with the Azure Lotus Daoist Robe's concealment effect, perfectly complemented each other.

Besides this, Lin Shiming also obtained Storage Pouches from three Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivators: two from the Li Family Foundation Establishment Cultivators he killed, and one from Qian Ziyun, who was killed by the Li Family Cultivators.

Thinking of this, Lin Shiming was constantly reminded that he needed to be more cautious in the future, lest his own Storage Pouch fall into someone else's hands one day.

He first inspected the Storage Pouches of the two Li Family Cultivators.

Counting carefully, there were about 200,000 Spirit Stones alone. He also acquired a mother-child sword set and 108 swords that formed the Tiangang Formation.

Among them were three Medium Grade Tier 3 Spirit Swords, five Low Grade Tier 3 Spirit Swords, and one hundred High Grade Tier 2 Magical Swords.

These Spirit Swords alone were worth 400,000 Spirit Stones, making him instantly wealthy.

Of course, Lin Shiming didn't view the Tiangang Formation as mere Spirit Stones.

Among the Li Family Foundation Establishment Cultivator's Relics, he also found the method for setting up the Tiangang Formation. As long as his Divine Sense was sufficient, he would have no problem setting up two sword Formations at once.

Besides the Spirit Swords and Spirit Stones, he also obtained a Medium Grade Tier 3 Spirit Shield, which was an extremely rare wood-attribute Spirit Shield. He named it Kui Wood Shield.

Finally, there was a Low Grade Tier 3 inner armor, but it had a large hole pierced through it, and much of its spirituality was lost. It needed to be given to Fourth Grandpa Lin Yutie for re-refinement before it could be used.

He also obtained several Tier 3 Spirit Talismans, but they were all Low Grade Tier 3 attack talismans, whose effect was barely better than nothing.

The last Storage Pouch he opened belonged to the Qian Family Cultivator, and this was the Storage Pouch Lin Shiming was most looking forward to.

Qian Ziyun had also entered the Purple Mansion Cave, so he might have items left behind from the Purple Mansion Cave. Also, as the Qian Family's arrogant Genius, his Storage Pouch should be even more abundant by comparison.

Upon entering the Storage Pouch, the first thing that caught his eye was a Medium Grade Tier 3 Magical Artifact, the Blazing Fire Banner. Lin Shiming had seen Qian Ziyun use this Blazing Fire Banner, and its power was extremely strong.

Acquiring another treasure also filled his face with joy.

Besides the Blazing Fire Banner, there was also a Low Grade Tier 3 Spirit Shield. Having the Kui Wood Shield already, this one made him a bit disappointed, but it also showed how rare Medium Grade Tier 3 defensive Magical Artifacts were.

"This is..." Lin Shiming's attention was drawn to a rather ancient sandalwood box. When the box was opened, seeds full of Spiritual Qi came into view.

He picked up a spiritual seed, and the wood-attribute True Qi in his body slowly flowed into it.

The next moment, the spiritual seed gradually sprouted in his hand.

"Tier 3 Fast-Growing Vine Seeds!" Lin Shiming was overjoyed!

For Lin Shiming, who was accustomed to using Vine Arts, the most vexing problem after breaking through to Foundation Establishment was the lack of corresponding vine seeds.

The previous Serpent Vine Flower and Iron Bramble Wood were now completely reduced to the same role as ordinary wooden vines when dealing with Foundation Establishment Cultivators, only serving as a diversion.

Now with these seeds, after a round of cultivation, he would gain another valuable asset.

The sword Formation primarily for trapping and killing, the vines for entanglement, and the Jin Chi (Golden Wings) Mantis for assassination!

Thinking of this, Lin Shiming couldn't help but be even more delighted.

The remaining items were not very valuable: about 100,000 Spirit Stones, plus some strange tables, jade beds, and stone stools!

They were clearly moved out of the Purple Mansion Cave.

With the Storage Pouch completely organized, Lin Shiming finally lay down in his Immortal Cave, quietly recuperating and recovering.

The next day, he resumed his life as it was before the Purple Mansion Cave trip.

He Cultivated his Cultivation Technique and accelerated the growth of the Heavenly Spirit Fruit Tree and the Little Divine Tree.

Since he advanced to Foundation Establishment, he had become more proficient in accelerating the growth of the heavenly spirit fruit, a Low Grade Tier 3 spiritual tree. He could at least shorten the ripening time of the heavenly spirit fruit by more than three times. As for the Little Divine Tree, it finally showed some effect.

However, the ripening speed was not particularly good, less than half, but it still made him happy enough, as the Little Divine Tree was still hundreds of years away from ripening.

His daily care of spiritual plants also allowed his identity as a spiritual plant master to naturally Breakthrough to the Late Stage of Tier 2, and even benefited from his Cultivation Technique, subtly touching upon Tier 3 spiritual plant master.

Just then, a Spirit Talisman arrived in the sky. Lin Shiming took the message and stopped what he was doing.

The next moment, Lin Shiming eagerly opened the Formation and flew directly to the Council Great Hall.

The Spirit Talisman message was not about his father coming out of seclusion, but rather that their Lin Family had detected an Alien Spiritual Roots Cultivator.

This was unprecedented in the history of the Lin Family. One must know that an Alien Spiritual Roots Cultivator was almost guaranteed to reach Purple Mansion, and even Golden Core was highly possible!