146: natural formation

Jin Province, Pinghe County.

A spirit boat flew from the horizon and stopped in front of two adjacent green mountains.

A young man in a green shirt stood in front of a white-haired young man, holding a Jade Slip and frowning.

"Seventh Grand Uncle, Twin Mountains, as steep as a sword's edge, this must be it!"

"Hmm, check it out!"

This group of people was none other than the Cultivators of the Lin Family who had rushed from Fangmu Mountain. Besides the Lin Family members, Lei Xuan and Lin Shiqi were also present.

However, because Lei Xuan had never been to a Secret Realm before, only having records from his ancestors' ancient texts, this group from the Lin Family had found many twin Peaks.

But they had not found the Secret Realm entrance.

"Seventh Grand Uncle, there's a lake, it must be here!" At the foot of the green mountain was a giant lake, a thousand zhang in size.

The giant lake did not emit a trace of Spiritual Qi, as if it were truly an ordinary mountain lake.

The lake surface was unusually calm; a gentle breeze blowing across it could barely stir a ripple.

"This isn't a lake, it's a Formation!" Lin Hou suddenly walked to the very front of the spirit boat and stated with certainty.

Then Lin Hou took out a Formation Flag and began to break the Formation.

Lei Xuan watched from behind, clearly he also didn't know that there was a Formation concealing the Secret Realm.

Because of this, he even stepped forward, clearly wanting to explain to Lin Shiming, as the records in the Jade Slip were not entirely consistent with this situation.

However, the Lin Family members were not surprised; if there were no Formation, the Secret Realm would not have remained undiscovered all this time.

"This isn't a Formation that was set up; this is a natural Spirit Concealing Formation!" Lin Hou said, putting away one set of Formation Flags and taking out a new set, speaking with even more excitement after examining it.

For him, ordinary Formations might not be challenging, but this was a Heaven and Earth Spirit Formation, the great power of nature.

Let alone fully comprehending it, even grasping a superficial understanding would benefit him immensely.

"I found the Life Gate!" Lin Hou suddenly exclaimed excitedly after continuously probing with Formation Flags.

Everyone looked in the direction he pointed, only to see Lin Hou stop at one corner of the lake.

"Seventh Grand Uncle, Family Head, this is it! This is the node connecting the Secret Realm and this world!"

Lin Xianzhi and Lin Shiming immediately walked to the node on the lake's edge that Lin Hou had indicated.

"It's too well hidden!" After repeatedly scanning with Divine Sense countless times, they finally discovered that this space rippled in the Void Realm every quarter of an hour.

And one must know, if others looked at it from here, they would only assume it was ripples on the lake, and would not suspect anything at all.

"Seventh Grand Uncle, next, it's up to you to break the barrier!" Lin Shiming respectfully said to Lin Xianzhi.

The barrier between this Yellow Grade Small World and the main world is very thin, as the Spiritual Qi of the Small World is still drawn from the main world.

It can be broken by five or six Foundation Establishment Cultivators working together, or by one Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Lin Xianzhi didn't say another word, directly sending out an Azure Lotus Sword, and instantly, a green Sword Qi erupted.

However, Lin Shiming vaguely saw that within the green Sword Qi, there was a golden Sword Qi.

Ren Water on the outside, Geng Metal on the inside—this was clearly Seventh Grand Uncle's sword technique after improving the Ren Water Geng Metal Art. Although it didn't seem as imposing or sharp as before.

He believed that Seventh Grand Uncle's sword moves would now be even fiercer, with the sword's power contained and the Sword Qi compressed, its explosive force would likely far surpass what it was before.

Indeed, Lin Xianzhi let out a soft cry.

The green sword light slashed out, accompanied by the blooming of a green lotus, and instantly, Sword Qi filled the sky, with layers of sword light emerging.

That space shattered like a mirror.

Revealing a pitch-black, void-like hole.

Seeing this, Lin Xianzhi took out a High Grade third-tier Spirit Stabilizing Talisman to stabilize the passage and prevent the space from healing.

"It's a success!" Lin Shiming was also incredibly surprised to see this, and then summoned the Golden Luan Eagle, letting it scout the way.

The Golden Luan Eagle first stood on Lin Shiming's shoulder, drank a mouthful of spirit water, and then snatched a piece of spirit beast meat, before slowly flying towards the black hole.

Soon, as the Golden Luan Eagle flew in, in the blink of an eye, everyone could no longer see its figure.

Only Lin Shiming could sense that the Golden Luan Eagle had not died.

A quarter of an hour!

Half an hour!

After the Golden Luan Eagle had been inside for half an hour, it finally flew out again, unharmed, and even brought back an unknown spirit fruit.

Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Shiming had ordered the Golden Luan Eagle to fly around the Secret Realm in an extremely arrogant manner.

If there were a third-tier Yao Beast, the Golden Luan Eagle would surely not have been able to exit this small Secret Realm.

"Grand Uncle, and everyone, please be prepared. You can enter now. Remember to follow the map and be extremely careful!"

Lin Shiming repeatedly urged them. This was the Lin Family's first time obtaining a Yellow Grade Secret Realm, and also their first time sending people into a Yellow Grade Secret Realm.

"Everyone, pay attention to the Golden Thunder Bamboo and the Mingxin Tea Tree, especially the latter. There might even be Wood Demons within the Mingxin Tea Tree!" Lin Shiming combined Lei Xuan's information to remind everyone.

Both the Golden Thunder Bamboo and the Mingxin Tea Tree were relatively important, with the latter having the potential to develop into an industry.

As for the luring demon grass, he merely told everyone to be aware; that Little Whiskered Cultivator had simply misled him with nonsense, and it wasn't actually present in this Secret Realm.

Instead, there were many other Spiritual Plants, even third-tier Spiritual Plants, and third-tier spirit fruits might also appear. The Guardian Spirit Beasts would at most be Peak second-tier Yao Beasts.

"Don't worry, Seventh Brother!" Lin Shitao still called out "Seventh Brother" with a raised fist, then turned and walked towards the Secret Realm, leaving a beautiful silhouette behind her.

With that, the Lin Family members entered the Yellow Grade Secret Realm one by one, while Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi took on the role of Protector, constantly surveying their surroundings.

This was to prevent the sudden appearance of Yao Beasts disrupting the passage.

Lei Xuan and Lin Shiqi were also outside with them.

As the last person entered, Lin Xianzhi also retrieved the Spirit Talisman.

The secret passage then slowly healed.

After confirming there were no issues, Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi each chose a corner, quietly guarding the area.

It had been agreed beforehand that the passage would be reopened three days later to welcome everyone out.

This time, Lin Xianzhi even brought the family jade book. If more than one-third of the Family members were injured, he would immediately break the barrier and bring Lin Yuqing and the others out.

Lin Shiming sat in a corner by the lake, took out a calming meditation cushion, and also released the Jin Chi (Golden Wings) Mantis and the Red-haired Demon Monkey.

As soon as the Red-haired Demon Monkey appeared, the surrounding lake water began to boil, and the terrifying heat caused the entire lake surface to sizzle!

After receiving a signal from Lin Shiming, the Red-haired Demon Monkey also leaped up and sprang towards the two green mountains.

This was also to prevent enemies or Yao Beasts from approaching from a distance.

Lei Xuan, standing nearby, was shocked to see the Red-haired Demon Monkey and the tail behind it. Such an exotic beast, its combat power was probably stronger than an ordinary Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivator!

Combined with Lin Shiming's strength.

Lei Xuan's gaze towards Lin Shiming instantly became even more respectful.

What he didn't know was that not far from him, a Jin Chi (Golden Wings) Mantis, wearing an Azure Lotus Daoist Robe, was quietly lying there.