177: Exchange treasure (please subscribe)

Lin Shiming watched the Devil Head retreat into the demonic mist, and the black mist slowly receded towards the Tongtian River.

Lin Shiming's hanging heart slowly settled, a Mid-Grade Spirit Stone in his hand constantly being absorbed by him.

This time, he had killed a total of seventeen Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivators, and even though he had carefully chosen them to be clearly from the Heavenly Demon Sect and Corpse Refinement Sect's Foundation Establishment Families, their Corpse Refinement and overall strength were far inferior to the official Disciples of the Corpse Refinement Sect and Heavenly Demon Sect.

However, the consumption of true essence was considerable; for an ordinary Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivator, their true essence would have dried up long ago.

This time, he had gone all out, revealing his Late Foundation Establishment Stage Divine Sense, the Purple Wood Heart Sutra, and Wood Vine Technique at their full power, and even the Red-haired Demon Monkey had been exposed. It could be said that he had thrown out all his trump cards in a short period, except for the Purple Wood Mysterious Sky Sword Formation.

In the next major battle, he would probably be targeted by Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators.

But even if he was targeted then, what of it?

Lin Shiming thought with a smile.

After this major battle, he was ready to exchange for the grotto-heaven pearl, then go out to retrieve the Jin Chi (Golden Wings) Mantis and High-Grade Spirit Stone, and Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage in one go.

By then, with his High Grade formation sword, he truly wouldn't fear ordinary Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators.

"But what about Zi Xuan Sanren?" Lin Shiming suddenly frowned. With the news of this battle spreading, Zi Xuan Sanren would likely suspect whether his Purple Wood Heart Sutra still had issues.

This matter, Zi Xuan Sanren had already probed him about it on Fangmu Mountain.

He could only hope that Zi Xuan Sanren would attribute it to his hidden spiritual body.

Lin Shiming shook his head, no longer thinking about it. His full display of power today was unavoidable; unless he was willing to repeatedly ambush in battle, but having seen the Heavenly Demon Sect and Corpse Refinement Sect, where even Purple Mansion Cultivators would shamelessly launch sneak attacks, slowly killing them that way would only increase the risk.

Of course, what worried him most was how long Tianhe Province could hold out.

The Cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Sect and Corpse Refinement Sect completely fought to sustain themselves, gaining Corpse Refinement Materials and spirits by killing people.

On the other hand, the Cultivators of Zhao Country, at most, would get a few blood corpses that felt nothing and some demonic banners after killing people, but with the Cultivation Techniques of Zhao Country's Cultivators, these weapons were not of much use.

This time, if a Purple Mansion Cultivator from Zhao Country died, next time, the Corpse Refinement Sect would gain another Corpse General.

Although transforming newly deceased Cultivators into Corpse Refinement required a large amount of rare Materials and had a certain chance of failure, one must remember this was a war between two countries, a struggle between good and evil. The Corpse Refinement Sect, ruling the entire Yan Country, would naturally not be stingy with these Materials.

At this thought, Lin Shiming's heart grew more anxious; improving his strength as soon as possible was also a pressing matter.

At this moment, Lin Xianzhi and other Lin Family members also rushed over. Lin Xianzhi's expression was not good at all; he did not think it was a good thing for Lin Xianzhi to show off like this.

Lin Houyun was also somewhat puzzled at this moment, but the Qi Refining Cultivators, Lin Shiyi, Lin Houxuan, and other Hou Generation and Shi Generation Cultivators, were filled with heroic spirit.

"Shiming, do you know that the Devil Sect seeks Cultivators with extraordinary talent, and there are even rumors that the war was started because the Devil Sect coveted the Spiritual Roots and special spiritual bodies of some Geniuses..." Lin Xianzhi spoke with a displeased expression. Since Lin Shiming returned, he himself had not taken any more risks.

And in his opinion, Lin Shiming was the one who should least take risks.

"Seventh Grand Uncle, Father, I just found a Breakthrough opportunity!" Lin Shiming already had an excuse, and he spoke it now.

Lin Xianzhi and Lin Houyuan's expressions changed simultaneously, followed by wild joy.

Lin Shiming broke through to Foundation Establishment at thirty, and now, only seven years later, he had again encountered the threshold of the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

This speed was simply too fast.

"Good, good, good!" Lin Xianzhi said three 'good's in a row.

At this moment, he was full of Divine Qi.

That joy also made Lin Shiming somewhat happy.

From the beast tide to the Heavenly Demon Sect invasion, Seventh Grand Uncle had rarely shown such a happy expression in the past decade.

"Shiming, I have ten Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator battle merits. I'll go exchange them for Spirit Pills for you now."

Next to him, Lin Houyuan also looked at Shiming:

"Shiming, here are 200,000 spiritual stones..."

Then even the Qi Refining Cultivators like Lin Shiyi, Lin Houwei, and others wanted to speak. While Lin Shiming felt a warmth in his heart, it also strengthened his conviction.

"Thank you, Seventh Grand Uncle, Father, and all the elders and brothers for your kindness. Shiming has already made preparations. Everyone should exchange for more spirit talismans and Spirit Pills. The next major battle may be even more dangerous!" Lin Shiming thanked them one by one.

Afterward, he followed the group back to the courtyard. During this time, many Foundation Establishment Families sent messages to the Lin Family, hoping to form an alliance.

If, at first, the Foundation Establishment Families, looking at the beast-controlling Magic Treasure in the sky, still had confidence in expelling the Corpse Refinement Sect and Heavenly Demon Sect, then after countless deaths and even their relatives and Senior Brothers being refined into Corpse Refinement or Devil Heads in the Heavenly Demon Banner, they only wanted to survive this war.

And the strength displayed by the Lin Family this time was enough to move them.

"Father, you should interact more with these Families, but remember not to make promises, nor to alienate them!" Lin Shiming said via Divine Sense to Lin Houyuan, seeing these Cultivators from Families who wanted to get acquainted.

Even with Zi Xuan Sanren taking care of things from above, Lin Shiming still didn't entirely trust the Sect Cultivators at this moment, nor did he put all his eggs in the basket of Sect Cultivators.

Although these Foundation Establishment Families didn't seem very strong, they were quite capable at acquiring information and preserving themselves in dangerous situations.

Interacting more would definitely not be a bad thing.

Lin Houyuan nodded, and after chatting for a while longer, Lin Shiming went with Lin Xianzhi to the Demon Slayer Tower to exchange for treasures.

In front of the Demon Slayer Tower, the crowd was bustling, with many Cultivators going in and out.

They had all just gathered enough Devil Head counts and came to exchange for treasures.

Lin Shiming followed behind Lin Xianzhi, remaining silent, like a junior accompanying Lin Xianzhi to see the world.

Lin Xianzhi, however, knew many Sect Cultivators and chatted with them constantly. Even if he didn't know them, he would greet some Cultivators with unfathomable cultivation from afar.

Soon, they arrived in front of the treasure list screen. Lin Xianzhi focused on the list; the heads of ten Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators could still be exchanged for many good things.

Lin Shiming also followed, scanning the screen as if watching a circus, then feeling a surge of excitement looking at those precious third-tier treasures.

Then he took out the token that recorded his battle merits, and after reading it, his eyes showed a hint of disappointment.

Some Cultivators nearby didn't notice Lin Shiming's expression, but the Great Perfection Cultivator responsible for handing over the treasures couldn't help but look at Lin Shiming with a hint of disdain.

Such novice Cultivators, who were clearly Family seeds, were actually the most likely to die in such Sect wars.

What he didn't know was that Lin Shiming's heart also let out a big sigh of relief.

The grotto-heaven pearl was still there!