216: Lin Shitao's choice

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The secrets of the Mysterious Grade Secret Realm deeply shocked Lin Shiming.

Moreover, he had a faint suspicion that the war between the righteous and demonic factions in Zhao Country and Chu Country also involved a Mysterious Grade Secret Realm.

However, such high-level secrets were beyond his ability to definitively conclude.

But for this Secret Realm, he had to make ample preparations.

After the spirit feast ended, Xie An also bid farewell. The entire Qingxuan Sect Cultivators had already begun to retreat, and as a deacon, he had many matters to attend to.

As for the Lin Family, they also needed to organize their gains and return to Fangmu Mountain in Yunzhou.

About half an hour after Xie An left, Lin Houyuan finally woke up.

His spiritual power began to fluctuate, which greatly pleased Lin Xianzhi and Lin Shiming.

This fluctuating spiritual power indicated that Lin Houyuan’s true essence had finally begun to condense.

Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, as short as five years, as long as ten!

Furthermore, it was important to note that the Lin Family currently had a considerable number of High-Grade Spirit Stones. Once they returned to Fangmu Mountain, Lin Houyuan would be able to enter seclusion and seek a Breakthrough.

“Seventh Grand Uncle, you must be laughing at me!” Lin Houyuan felt extremely embarrassed seeing how long he had been in seclusion.

Four Cultivators were dining together, yet he was in seclusion Cultivating by himself.

“What’s there to laugh about? This Fourth-Grade spirit tea is indeed very effective. You should go back and Cultivate with Spirit Stones again, striving to Break through to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage as soon as possible!” Lin Xianzhi said indifferently, then couldn't help but glance at Lin Shiming again.

Because they both consumed the same amount of spirit tea, he and Lin Xianzhi had woken up at the same time.

But he suspected that Lin Shiming had woken up much earlier, just to save his Seventh Grand Uncle’s Face.

“Shiming, go handle the items the Family needs to purchase. We will set off back to the Lin Family in ten days!” Lin Xianzhi said.

Lin Shiming nodded in agreement.

Of the forty people from the Lin Family this time, less than fifteen remained, which could be considered a tragic victory.

However, the gains were actually quite substantial. First, he had Broken through to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and Lin Houyuan also showed a tendency to Break through to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. Most importantly, there were still three dragon blood pills left this time.

If Lin Houshou could Break through to Foundation Establishment, then some of the Hou Generation Cultivators in the Family would also be able to Break through to Foundation Establishment.

In addition, Lin Shiyi and Lin Houwei, these two potential Foundation Establishment seeds, could also Break through at any time.

What surprised him was that Lei Xuan had also Broken through to Qi Refining Stage Ninth Level at some unknown time and began to refine his Qi.

As a Cultivator who married into the Family, he performed well in that incident, and the Lin Family also needed to prepare a Foundation Establishment Pill for him.

This meant that the three Foundation Establishment Pills auctioned this time still seemed insufficient.

The remaining survivors, Lin Shiyun, Lin Houyuan, and others, had all Broken through a minor stage.

As news of their departure spread, the Lin Family simply gave all Cultivators a day off to purchase whatever they needed in Nine Leaf City.

Lin Shiming even purchased a large number of rare Spirit Medicine seeds native to the Spirit Beast Sect.

Most of these seeds were naturally for the Family’s spirit planters to Cultivate, with only a small portion for himself.

The number of spirit plants he needed to Cultivate now was already extremely large: the Little Divine Tree, Golden Thunder Bamboo, Heavenly Spirit Fruit Tree, plus the harvested Poison Flood Dragon Vine, Purple Gold Vine, Green Snake Vine, and the newly acquired three yuan forging spirit flower.

Another half a month later, a Third-Grade High Grade spirit boat slowly ascended from Nine Leaf City and headed northwest... Fangmu Mountain, shrouded in mist.

Lin Shiming sat on the spirit boat, facing the strong winds, only feeling the breeze grow more intimate.

Lin Shiyi, Lin Houshou, Lin Houyong, and others all gathered at the edge of the spirit boat.

Surveying countless mountains and rivers, none compared to Fangmu Mountain.

Even Seventh Grand Uncle, Lin Xianzhi, stepped out of the spirit boat, a slight smile on his lips:

“Shiming, open the spirit shield of the entire spirit boat, and let everyone breathe the Spiritual Qi of the clan mountain!”

“Alright!” Lin Shiming agreed with a smile.

As the spirit shield opened, the strong winds roared in, and several of the Shi Generation even spread their arms.

With the appearance of the spirit boat, the Cultivators on Fangmu Mountain also clearly sensed it, and layers of mist began to part.

Everything on Fangmu Mountain appeared before everyone’s eyes.

Vibrant peach blossoms covered the hillsides, and clansmen moved through the spirit mountain.

In the large Green Lotus Lake, Red Spirit Fish surged, and many Cultivators were still catching Red Spirit Fish, while nearby, Blood Crocodiles lurked quietly beneath the surface.

In the martial arts arena, young men practiced Dao Arts, like the rising sun over the eastern mountain range, bringing infinite vitality to the entire mountain range.

However, surprisingly, there were very few High Grade Cultivators on Fangmu Mountain.

Lin Houyong was not present, Lin Yutie was not present, and Lin Shitao was also not present.

The next moment, Lin Houxuan flew out.

Lin Houxuan’s Face was now full of vicissitudes, the biggest change being his grizzled hair, making him look quite old.

“He failed!” Lin Shiming and the others instantly perceived Lin Houxuan’s aura. He was still at the Qi Refining Stage Late Stage, and his Spiritual Qi was extremely condensed, but he ultimately failed to reach the Foundation Establishment Stage.

The failure to Break through to Foundation Establishment dealt him a considerable blow.

“Seventh Grand Uncle, Ninth Brother, Family Head!” Lin Houxuan greeted them one by one, but his tone was clearly less confident than before.

He had failed to Break through, and his age was now close to sixty. Even if his injuries healed, the Family would not likely use a new Foundation Establishment Pill on him.

“Where is Fifth Uncle!” Lin Shiming asked.

When he left, he had entrusted everything in Lingnan County to his eldest brother, Lin Shijie, and everything in Fangmu Mountain to his Fifth Uncle, Lin Houyong.

“A group of Gold-Eating Rats appeared in the Family’s Glinting Metal Stone Vein, including several Third-Grade Spirit Rats, and the number of Spirit Rats is increasing, threatening the Family Mortals in Lingnan Mountain!”

“Fifth Uncle and Fourth Uncle have already gone!”

“Seventh Grand Uncle, I’ll go handle this matter!” Lin Shiming looked at Lin Xianzhi and said.

Now that the war was over, the Lin Family needed to develop vigorously, and the Glinting Metal Stone Vein was undoubtedly a major source of income for the Lin Family, so it naturally could not be harmed by that group of unintelligent Gold-Eating Rats.

“Mm!” Lin Xianzhi nodded.

“Family Head, you’ve Broken through to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage!” Lin Houxuan was clearly incredibly surprised.

It was known that Lin Shijie, a Two Spiritual Roots Cultivator, was only at the Peak of Foundation Establishment Early Stage, having only recently begun to condense true essence.

“Mm-hmm! A fortunate Breakthrough.” Lin Shiming nodded. He was quite satisfied with this trip.

Not only had he comprehended the Root of Deduction, and the Grass Character Sword Art, the Sword Intent of Grass, but he had also gained a Grotto-heaven World, several Third-Grade High Grade Magical Artifacts, and a large number of Spirit Stones.

“Oh right, Family Head, you should go see Shitao!” Lin Houxuan suddenly remembered something.

“What happened to Shitao?” Lin Shiming’s heart inexplicably tightened at this moment.

“Shitao chose to enter seclusion for Foundation Establishment without using a Foundation Establishment Pill!”

“What? Isn’t that reckless!” Lin Shiming was momentarily choked, and hurriedly asked for Lin Shitao’s seclusion location.

Lin Xianzhi and Lin Houyuan also looked somewhat displeased.

Lin Shitao was a Two Spiritual Roots Cultivator. With a Foundation Establishment Pill, she would surely become a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, yet she chose to take a risk.

It was important to know that Lin Shitao was only thirty-five years old now. If she failed without a Foundation Establishment Pill, it was highly possible she would perish!