133: Foundation building meeting

In front of Duo Bao Tower, Lin Shiyi, Lin Houwei, and Lin Houxuan were somewhat anxious. It had already been more than an hour past their estimated time.

Logically, there should be fewer Foundation Establishment Cultivator stalls, so it should have been faster.

Fortunately, the next moment, Lin Shiming's figure appeared before everyone's eyes.

"I was delayed by something, so I kept Thirteenth Uncle, Fifteenth Uncle, and Second Brother waiting!" Lin Shiming clasped his fists and apologized.

"Family Head, what are you talking about!" Lin Houxuan immediately spoke up.

"Let's go, let's explore Duo Bao Tower. It's directly affiliated with the Qingxuan Sect and is the most representative among all the shops!" Lin Shiming introduced, then led everyone into the first floor of Duo Bao Tower.

Duo Bao Tower still used the model of female Cultivator counters. As soon as Lin Shiming and the others entered, they were greeted with smiles.

Returning to this familiar place, what moved Lin Shiming more was not these female Cultivators, but the second floor of Duo Bao Tower.

The second floor housed Third-grade treasures, and the third floor housed Fourth-grade treasures.

It was said that Duo Bao Tower also had a fourth floor, but whether it had Fifth-grade treasures was unknown.

But for him, the second floor was a place he had been curious about more than ten years ago, and now he could freely enter it.

Lin Houwei and the others stopped on the first floor, while Lin Shiming went up to the second floor alone.

Arriving on the second floor, it was not like the first floor, which had four counters.

What met his eyes was a much larger counter.

In front of the counter, a female Foundation Establishment Cultivator was attending to several other Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Lin Shiming was not in a hurry and looked around. The space on the second floor was noticeably smaller, with various Spiritual Artifacts displayed on the shelves, but a quick glance showed that they were all Third-grade Low Grade spiritual items, and very few Third-grade Medium Grade ones were openly displayed.

The Cultivator in front finished selecting but did not make a deal, so Lin Shiming walked up.

The beautiful female Cultivator handed Lin Shiming a Jade Slip:

"Fellow Daoist, you can take a look. This is our Duo Bao Tower's treasure catalog!"

Lin Shiming felt a bit novel, then immersed his Divine Sense into the Jade Slip, only to see a large list of treasures. Each treasure listed its characteristics, drawbacks, and price.

It was also supplemented with pictures and spiritual patterns.

The categories ranged from Spiritual Talismans, Spirit Pills, Formation Plates, Spiritual Artifacts, and even Cultivation Techniques.

It was no wonder Duo Bao Tower had grown so large.

However, after a round, he did not see any Third-grade High Grade spiritual items.

Seeing Lin Shiming look over, the sweet female Cultivator smiled charmingly and said:

"Fellow Daoist, if you wish to purchase Third-grade High Grade treasures, you will need to verify your assets!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Shiming nodded in understanding and did not proceed with asset verification, but instead looked at the Jade Slip.

In the Jade Slip, he first searched for lightning-attribute Cultivation Techniques. This was for his Family member Lin Shilei. But upon seeing it, he found that even Yellow Rank High Grade lightning-attribute Cultivation Techniques cost 100,000 spiritual stones, which was much more expensive than ordinary Five Elements attribute Cultivation Techniques. As for Profound Rank ones, he didn't see any at all.

He immediately felt a wave of discouragement and turned his attention to spiritual items.

As expected, luring demon grass was also absent. Although he had been prepared, he was still slightly disappointed.

Finally, his eyes lit up when he focused on the treasures, seeing a set of snow-white silver needles.

The silver needles were named Azure Bee Blood-Piercing Needles!

They were refined from the stinger of an azure bee, a Third-grade Medium Grade Magical Artifact, a set of seven needles, and a secret treasure for surprise attacks.

Not only were they stealthy for sneak attacks, but they also had the effect of sealing the throat upon drawing blood.

However, the price of the Spirit Stones made Lin Shiming frown: 320,000 spiritual stones.

But thinking of the possible great battle in the next five years, Lin Shiming finally gritted his teeth and bought them.

He then spent 50,000 spiritual stones to buy three Spiritual Talismans before descending from the second floor of Duo Bao Tower.

"Fellow Daoist, two days before the Auction, there will be a Foundation Establishment Cultivator exchange meeting. If Fellow Daoist has nothing to do, you might consider attending. It's all about bartering. Seeing Fellow Daoist frown a few times, you must be in urgent need of a certain spiritual item!"

The beautiful female Cultivator took out another token and handed it to Lin Shiming. On the token, there was only a single character for 'treasure'.

"Alright, thank you, Fairy. If Lin has no urgent matters, he will certainly go!" Lin Shiming nodded and walked downstairs without looking back.

Lin Shiyi, Lin Houwei, and Lin Houxuan were still looking at treasures. Lin Houxuan was in the Spirit Pill section, constantly examining various Spirit Pills, during which he continuously compared his own Alchemy skills with those of Duo Bao Tower's Alchemy masters.

Lin Houwei had already made his purchase. Upon inquiry, Lin Houwei had spent 60,000 spiritual stones to buy ten jars of Second-grade High Grade spirit wine!

Lin Houxuan finally bought some rare Alchemy Materials, while Lin Shiyi bought Body Refining pills for Body Cultivators.

After finishing their shopping, the group returned to Laiyue Restaurant to refine their respective treasures.

Lin Shiming then took out the Golden Thunder Bamboo Spiritual Root. He wanted to determine if this Golden Thunder Bamboo Spiritual Root could be successfully planted. Although the System had prompted him, he still wanted to test it to be sure.

He took out the jade box containing the Golden Thunder Bamboo Spiritual Root. Upon opening it, countless golden electric arcs were seen dancing within the jade box.

From time to time, thunderous phenomena emanated, and even on the spiritual nodes, golden lightning patterns faintly flickered.

Lin Shiming, as usual, took out spirit soil, but this was not ordinary Second-grade spirit soil, but Third-grade spirit soil used for planting the Little Divine Tree.

Once the bamboo joint was placed in the spirit soil, he poured in Third-grade spirit water and spirit-nourishing fluid, and finally injected the true essence from the Purple Wood Heart Sutra.

Thus, for three consecutive days, Lin Shiming remained motionless in his Immortal Cave, until at a certain moment, Lin Shiming suddenly discovered a hint of green appearing on the spiritual nodes of the Golden Thunder Bamboo.

At that moment, he seemed to hear the sound of spring thunder, and a vibrant vitality emanated from within the spirit soil.

"Indeed!" Lin Shiming was extraordinarily delighted and became even more certain that he possessed a latent Spiritual Body. However, to activate the Spiritual Body, he would have to wait until he broke through to Purple Mansion.

However, he was only at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage now, and breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, who knew when that would be!

Lin Shiming put away the Golden Thunder Bamboo, not intending to continue cultivating it, and instead took out the Azure Bee Blood-Piercing Needles to begin refining them.

And that evening, he suddenly discovered that a token was flashing with Spirit Light.

Opening it, it was indeed the token given by the female Foundation Establishment Cultivator from Duo Bao Tower. At this time, a line of text had appeared on the token.

Xianghe Street, Number Sixteen, Second Floor!

This location, in Lin Shiming's memory, was behind Duo Bao Tower.

After a brief thought, Lin Shiming used a sound transmission talisman to inform Lin Yuzheng and Lin Houxuan, still deciding to attend.

Not to mention this was the first Foundation Establishment Cultivator meeting he had attended, he had to remember that his purpose in coming to Qingyun City was only for the luring demon grass, and then to cultivate the Spirit Devouring Ants.

As for the adult ants, they were extremely violent and not something he could control. Even if a spiritual contract was made, these demonic ants would self-destruct.

Lin Shiming arrived at the back of Duo Bao Tower according to the location. At this time, there was a small courtyard, and at the courtyard gate, two Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators were guarding the entrance:

"May I ask if Senior has come to participate in the Foundation Establishment Cultivator gathering?" the two Cultivators asked.

"Indeed!" Lin Shiming nodded, took out the token, and handed it to them. Then, to his surprise, the two Cultivators also took out a set of black veils from their Storage Pouches.

"Senior, this is a spirit-blocking veil, which can block the Divine Sense probing of Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Cultivators. It can be rented for 100 spiritual stones!"

Upon seeing this, Lin Shiming pondered for a moment, not about the Spirit Stones, but about this Foundation Establishment Cultivator gathering.

To use a spirit-blocking veil, it was likely that many unspeakable stolen goods would appear!