175: Seed (please subscribe)

Another month passed, and a hurried bell rang out, signaling the renewed attack of the Demon Cultivators.

Lin Xianzhi stood at the entrance, a hint of anxiety on his face. This was already the third Demon Cultivator attack, and Lin Shiming had been absent for two of them. If he missed this one, he would be forcibly conscripted by the three major Sects.

Countless sound transmission talismans appeared outside the door, intercepted one by one by Lin Xianzhi!

And Lin Shiming finally opened his eyes.

He smiled faintly and put away his meditation cushion.

For these fifteen days, he could say he had no gains, because he hadn't observed any sword forms of the Grass Character Sword Art.

Yet, he could also say his gains were immense, for within his spirit platform, a foxtail grass seed had been planted... "Shiming!" The door opened, and Lin Shiming walked out. The first glance Lin Xianzhi had of Lin Shiming, he felt not a trace of Sword Qi, not even the sword glow he had left in the Jade Slip remained.

It could be said that the sword came from the heart and returned to the heart.

Lin Xianzhi couldn't help but feel a little deflated, but then remembering Lin Shiming was a wood-attributed Cultivator, he immediately felt it was normal.

Lin Shiming was skilled in control and spiritual plants. In the future, if nothing unexpected happened, his achievements would definitely not stop at Foundation Establishment, which was already quite remarkable.

Moreover, if he had no talent in the Dao of the Sword, not having to go to the Mysterious Grade Secret Realm might even be good news.

"This time, the Demon Cultivators' attacks are getting fiercer and fiercer. Each time they die, they can bring back a large number of vital souls and Corpse Refinement!" Lin Xianzhi reminded him with some concern, also subtly changing the subject.

"Thank you, Seventh Grand Uncle, for the reminder!" Lin Shiming thanked him and then headed towards the Azure Profound Artifact Refining Pavilion in Tianhe City, to retrieve his Formation swords.

Lin Xianzhi, meanwhile, went to the city gate first.

Outside the Azure Profound Artifact Refining Pavilion, two Cultivators from the pavilion also hurried out, evidently also to collect Magical Artifacts.

Lin Shiming walked into the pavilion, where Xu Qing and Lin Xuan were still present. Both were overjoyed to see Lin Shiming.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, the prototype Formation swords I, Xu, refined this time are guaranteed to satisfy you. Although no various Formations have been carved, their strength and toughness can definitely rank among the forefront of High Grade Magical Artifacts!" Xu Qing spoke first.

Lin Xuan followed closely: "Fellow Daoist Lin, the Formation swords I refined aren't particularly extraordinary, just a little bit better than what Fellow Daoist Xu Qing here made!"

Lin Shiming didn't mind their words and took the Formation swords from their hands.

All eighty-two prototype Formation swords had been refined, forty-one for each of them.

As for Lin Shiming's earlier instruction of forty for one person and forty-one for the other, neither had forgotten, but both felt their own strength was greater and they should refine more.

Lin Shiming looked at the eighty-two Formation swords with a wry smile. Fortunately, there was one extra for backup. If there had been one less, that would have been a huge problem, as the Purple Wood Mysterious Sky Sword Formation could not have been completed.

With eighty-two swords in hand, Lin Shiming touched each one. To his surprise, these Formation swords were not only of extremely high craftsmanship, each perfectly flawless, but also almost identical.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Lin Shiming would have thought they were all refined by one person.

"Thank you, two Great Masters. Here are the remaining Spirit Stones and Materials!" The Spirit Stone cost for refining these eighty-one Formation swords wasn't very high, twenty thousand Spirit Stones, as it was only for refining the prototype Formation swords. However, for the Artifact Refining Materials, both still charged thirty percent.

All three were overjoyed, and Lin Shiming then headed towards the city wall.

He hadn't forgotten that twenty Early Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivators could be exchanged for a grotto-heaven pearl.

Moreover, his seclusion had already wasted a month. Fortunately, the grotto-heaven pearl, aside from being heavy, could not be refined, otherwise it might really have been exchanged by someone else.

By the time Lin Shiming arrived at the city wall, the Cultivators were already engaged in battle.

However, what made his expression solemn was that the Cultivators of the Corpse Refinement Sect were growing stronger and stronger, especially at the Foundation Establishment Cultivator level. Almost every Corpse Refinement Sect Cultivator had seven or eight blood corpses of the same rank.

While typically two Early Foundation Establishment Cultivators could tie them down, now it required three to four Early Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Although Tianhe City had reinforcements, Foundation Establishment Cultivators were not Qi Refining Cultivators, and the situation was visibly worsening.

Lin Shiming even learned from Xie An that the Spirit Talisman Sect's strength was significantly weaker than the Spirit Beast Sect. At this moment, not only had You Province been overrun, but even Jing Province was largely lost. If Jing Province fell, half of the entire Spirit Talisman Sect's territory would fall into the hands of the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Corpse Refinement Sect.

Furthermore, the situation on the battlefield made him frown: as soon as he entered, he saw countless Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Body Cultivators being divided up by Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Demon Cultivators and Corpse Refinement Sect Cultivators.

Their speed was so swift that other Cultivators couldn't stop them, and with the black mist shrouding the area, it had become a harvesting ground for the Demon Cultivators and Corpse Refinement Sect. Fortunately, a Purple Mansion Cultivator from the Spirit Beast Sect suddenly raised his arm, and in the next moment, countless purple Riftwind Birds once again flew out from Tianhe Province.

These Riftwind Birds were even Peak Third-tier Yao Beasts, twenty of them in total. As soon as they entered the battlefield, they also ravaged the Demon Cultivators madly.

Only then did the situation stabilize slightly.

Lin Shiming glanced at Lin Xianzhi, then at Lin Houyuan, and the Family's Qi Refining Cultivators.

After confirming that they hadn't been targeted by high-tier Demon Cultivators, he truly engaged in battle with a Foundation Establishment Corpse Refinement Sect Cultivator.

Lin Shiming took out an ordinary Medium Grade Third-tier Magical Sword and continuously attacked.

At this moment, if Zi Xuan Sanren were watching, he would notice that Lin Shiming was like a blade of grass, swaying and swinging his sword in the air.

A faint Sword Intent also emanated from around Lin Shiming.

While experiencing the sword art, the System's prompt screen once again appeared in his mind.

That foxtail grass reappeared in a scene of nurturing a sword.

And he divided his attention, half observing the grass, half fighting his enemy.

For a time, facing three same-tier corpses and one Corpse Refinement Sect Cultivator, the battle became quite arduous.

However, the seed in his heart grew brighter and brighter.

He had a feeling that the moment the seed broke through, would be the moment his Sword Intent was born.

At this moment, Lin Shiming was also practicing his sword. However, in the eyes of the Corpse Refinement Sect Cultivator, Lin Shiming was clearly dancing wildly in the wind, so he sneered and once again brought out more blood corpses.

But when he thought he could take down Lin Shiming, he always found himself just a little short.

As he entered the Grass Character Sword Art, Lin Shiming also began to divide his attention again to observe the surrounding Demon Cultivators and Corpse Refinement Sect Cultivators.

He didn't plan to slowly kill them one by one, as that would inevitably draw attention. Instead, he wanted to launch a sudden surprise attack at the end of the battle, killing twenty Cultivators.

By then, even if he was targeted, he wouldn't have to worry, and having killed twenty Cultivators of the same rank, he could rest for over two more months.

After the Mysterious Sky Sword Formation was carved, he would no longer fear Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and he could even fight some weaker Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators!