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The Dragon Lizard's cave was deep within the rift, a circular opening three zhang high, the interior filled with traces of the Dragon Lizard's crawling.

Outside the cave, countless beast bones accumulated, clearly left behind by the Dragon Lizard after eating. They were casually scattered at the cave entrance, varying in size, forming a pile.

These bone piles also served as a warning to other Yao Beasts from the Dragon Lizard.

The cave was not deep, quickly reaching its end, with a larger stone hall at the deepest part.

Upon entering the cave, the Jin Chi (Golden Wings) Mantis flew to a three-colored Spirit Plant and immediately devoured it in large mouthfuls.

Lin Shiming was stunned at this moment. This Jin Chi (Golden Wings) Mantis had learned bad habits from the Red-haired Demon Monkey, actually starting to eat directly.

At this moment, he finally discovered that all the Spirit Plants were three-colored Dragon Blood Grass.

Legend has it that this kind of Dragon Blood Grass can only grow in places with Dragon Veins, and it is also the best Body Refining Spirit Medicine.

This large patch before him, with a total of about thirty stalks, made Lin Shiming overjoyed.

With this Dragon Blood Grass, his Body Refining cultivation reaching the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage would be absolutely no problem.

Of course, at this moment, he did not forget to put the Jin Chi (Golden Wings) Mantis into his Storage Pouch. However, since the Jin Chi (Golden Wings) Mantis had contributed, he took out another stalk of Dragon Blood Grass and gave it to the Jin Chi (Golden Wings) Mantis, otherwise, the latter's incessant chirping would annoy him.

He then continued to survey the entire hall inside the cave.

The Spiritual Vein also clearly originated from here. At the center of the Dragon Blood Grass, Lin Shiming also found a large patch of yellow soil. This soil was dense and cohesive, carrying a hint of Spirit Light and full of Life Qi.

It was precisely the third-grade spirit soil he was so familiar with before.

Moreover, there was a significant amount of this spirit soil, a good thirty to forty catties, which replenished his spirit soil reserves that had been strained by the Golden Thunder Bamboo, heavenly spirit fruit, and Little Divine Tree.

Lin Shiming was ecstatic at this moment. He hadn't expected such a great harvest from just one outing.

It was just a pity that he wasn't a Spirit Seeker and couldn't transplant the Spiritual Vein himself. He would have to call Seventh Grand Uncle to transplant it together when the time came.

This place belonged to Tianhe Province, the territory of the Spirit Beast Sect. Their Lin Family naturally couldn't make this a Family development property.

Lin Shiming collected all the spirit soil and Dragon Blood Grass, one by one, and placed them into his Grotto-heaven World.

He then took out a jade box and placed the Dragon Lizard's corpse inside to prevent the loss of blood Qi and Spiritual Qi.

After everything was done, he checked the entire rift again. During this time, he found several more Spirit Medicines, but no guardian Spirit Beasts.

Apparently, the Spirit Beasts had either fled or become one of the white bones.

Before leaving, Lin Shiming re-divided the items in his Storage Pouch. Having learned from the previous inspection of the spirit beast pouch, he no longer dared to put High-Grade Spirit Stones and high-grade Magical Artifacts into his Storage Pouch.

In addition, the remaining eighty-one Spirit Devouring Ants were also taken out.

These eighty-one Spirit Devouring Ants, perhaps due to consuming Wind Fire Star Sand, now had some golden starlight spots and had more than doubled in size, exuding a fierce aura.

This made Lin Shiming very curious, and he also placed the Spirit Devouring Ants into his Grotto-heaven World, taking out some Wind Fire Star Sand for them to consume.

The current number of Spirit Ants was insufficient to form a large-scale force. If their individual strength could Breakthrough to the third-grade, they might be able to help him.

After dealing with the Spirit Devouring Ants, Lin Shiming took out his Flying Sword and began to rush towards Tianhe City.

When he arrived at Tianhe City, the guards, as usual, interrogated him and used a Soul Questioning Talisman. However, it was only a check for Heavenly Demon Sect spies, and then Lin Shiming was allowed to enter.

As soon as Lin Shiming returned to the Lin Family's pavilion, he informed Lin Xianzhi and then went into seclusion again.

This seclusion was also for the purpose of Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

The door was tightly shut, and the Formation was fully activated.

Lin Shiming brewed mingxin tea, sat on a futon, and cultivated the Spirit Splitting Art for half a day, restoring his essence, Qi, and spirit to their peak. Then, he took out High-Grade Spirit Stones from his Grotto-heaven World.

Five High-Grade Spirit Stones surrounded him, forming a specific Formation.

Dense Spiritual Qi transformed into Spiritual Qi gales, surging into his body.

He concentrated intensely, controlling the Purple Wood Heart Sutra, transforming all the Spiritual Qi into true essence... Spring passed and autumn came, a year went by. Battles, large and small, had left Tianhe City in decline, its hundred-zhang high city walls riddled with holes.

Moreover, the Purple Mansion Cultivators in the sky had truly ignited their fury.

Even in this year, several Golden Core Cultivator battles had taken place.

The great battles of the Golden Core True Persons made all Cultivators feel the immense power of heaven and earth, unable to look directly. Among them, the names of Immortal Master Tianshou and Immortal Master Tianjian resounded throughout the region.

On the city walls, there were even fewer Lin Family members now. Fortunately, the main Family members were still present. Lin Xianzhi stood tall on the wall, looking into the distance.

His head of white hair no longer had its previous luster.

This Clan Leader of the Lin Family, under the pressure of the great war, appeared increasingly aged. At this moment, Lin Xianzhi no longer maintained his youthful appearance but reverted to an old man's look.

That day, all the Lin Family members were shocked, and Lin Houyuan sighed even more.

He understood that the Azure Lotus Sword bearer might have lost his sharpness and spirit.

Fortunately, Lin Xianzhi clearly still had a good amount of lifespan and did not show any signs of spirit dissipation.

However, after this display, the Cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Sect and Corpse Refinement Sect lost interest in Lin Xianzhi. For over a year, he had not encountered sneak attacks from Devil Heads or the Corpse Refinement Sect, and instead, he had repeatedly been able to suppress his opponents.

On the other hand, Lin Houyuan had suffered considerable injuries during this period.

Just then, black mist rose again over the Tongtian River.

"Enemy attack!" A series of bells immediately rang out in Tianhe City.

Countless Cultivators flew towards the city walls.

This time, the black mist was significantly denser, and Devil Heads surged. The foremost Magic Treasure, a devil banner, transformed into a giant banner thirty to forty zhang in size. As it waved, several Purple Mansion Devil Heads clawed and gnashed within it, looking incredibly ferocious.

This was just what was visible, and one should know that there were other methods unseen by the Three Sects within the black mist.

On Zhao Country's side, Black Flood Dragon Loose Immortal immediately led many Purple Mansion Cultivators to meet them. Golden Light Sanren charged at the very front. Their Spirit Talisman Sect had suffered the most Purple Mansion Cultivator deaths this year, a total of three.

And one of them had even been successfully refined into a fourth-grade Corpse General!

This filled him with towering rage.

However, that wasn't all. A coffin suddenly flew out of the black mist. This coffin was entirely red, and the moment it flew out of the black mist, its lid fell open, revealing the figure of an old man past sixty.

"Immortal Master Kushen, Tianjian, I request your guidance!" And in the sky, a towering sword flew out from Zhao Country's side. A green-robed old man on the sword pointed it at the sky.

In addition, Immortal Master Haimo of the Heavenly Demon Sect, Immortal Master Tianshou of the Spirit Beast Sect, Immortal Master Qianfu of the Spirit Talisman Sect, and True Person Liuhe of the Heavenly Demon Sect all appeared together.

The simultaneous appearance of six Golden Core Immortal Masters completely ignited the entire scene.

The decisive battle had arrived!