226: miner

Lin Shiming was somewhat stunned, feeling the care Lin Yutie had for him, and also the heartache for this Elder generation.

Lin Yuqi had exhausted his efforts to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill for the Family, and Lin Yutie likewise spared no effort to refine this third-tier Medium Grade Magical Artifact.

The effort involved was unimaginable.

He finally understood why Lin Yutie was so old.

This was a sword he had refined for him, a sword belonging to their Lin Family!

However, after exhausting all his efforts, he discovered that Lin Shiming was already at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, capable of fighting against a Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, and even possessed a third-tier High Grade Magical Artifact.

At that moment, he might have felt some self-reproach... Lin Shiming thought.

His obsession with the Family grew stronger once again.

The dream of the Family continued from generation to generation, and all he could do was pick up the baton and make that dream a reality.

"Thank you, Fourth Grandpa. With such a sword, Shiming's child will become a sword Immortal Master of the Lin Family!" Lin Shiming said with a smile.

Lin Yutie was also extremely happy. After caressing the Ze Ying Sword one last time, he handed it to Lin Shiming.

Lin Shiming solemnly put away the sword.

"Fourth Grandpa, remember to take the Medicinal Pill. The Family still has quite a few of those Medicinal Pills!" Lin Shiming did not forget to remind him.

Lin Yutie picked up the Medicinal Pill, squinted his eyes, and put it into his Storage Pouch.

Only then did Lin Shiming feel relieved.

"Fourth Grandpa, where are those Loose Cultivators imprisoned in Nanling Mountain?" Lin Shiming asked, having dealt with Lin Yutie's matter, but not forgetting the purpose of his trip.

In his opinion, behind that Teleportation Array was naturally a treasure trove.

"Over here!" Lin Yutie, hearing Lin Shiming mention Family matters, led Lin Shiming towards a cave in Nanling Mountain.

The Formation in Nanling Mountain was a third-tier Formation set up with Formation Flags bought at a great cost.

Led by Lin Yutie, they quickly arrived at a dungeon. Inside the dungeon, seven or eight emaciated Cultivators with sallow faces were either lying or sitting idly.

Their eyes were all dim, and the lack of Spiritual Qi for a long time made them appear somewhat aged.

From the moment their attack on the Lin Family's territory failed, this group of people had come to terms with death.

However, they did not understand why the Lin Family imprisoned them instead of executing them.

But in their hearts, they would not hold any expectations for the Lin Family.

Lin Shiming also looked at all the Cultivators. Among them, five were at the Qi Refining Stage Middle Stage, two at the Late Stage, and one at the Qi Refining Stage Ninth Level.

If he hadn't arranged for Lin Shijie to be there at the time, these Loose Cultivators might have succeeded in plundering Nanling Mountain empty.

"Fourth Grandpa, a third-tier Gintetsu Crystal mine has been discovered in Shiling Cave. The Family needs these Cultivators to mine!" Lin Shiming transmitted his voice to Lin Yutie.

As one of the highest-ranking Elders in the Family, Lin Shiming naturally would not hide anything from him.

Even if the Gold-Eating Rat recognized him and established a spiritual contract, it was still just a cub, and its mining efficiency in the early stages would naturally not be high. These captured Loose Cultivators were perfect qualified miners.

Upon hearing about the third-tier Spiritual Mine, Lin Yutie was overjoyed, genuinely happy for the Family.

One must know that many in the Lin Family had now reached Foundation Establishment.

There were already six people who had broken through to Foundation Establishment, and three more were in seclusion, undergoing Breakthrough. At that time, the Lin Family's demand for third-tier Magical Artifacts would increase significantly.

With a third-tier Gintetsu Crystal ore vein, it would be great news for the Lin Family, whether for their own needs for third-tier Magical Artifacts or for external sales.

In a sense, this type of Spiritual Mine was the foundation of a Family.

It could benefit them for decades, even centuries.

"Family Head, you are indeed a lucky star for the Lin Family!" Lin Yutie said again with a smile.

Lin Shiming also responded with a smile at this moment. The last time he was called a lucky star was more than twenty years ago in Peach Blossom Valley!

Lin Shiming took all nine Loose Cultivators with him. With him, a Lin Family Foundation Establishment Cultivator, present, no Loose Cultivator dared to act rashly.

Taking the nine Loose Cultivators, Lin Shiming headed directly towards Shiling Cave, not returning to Fangmu Mountain.

The Teleportation Array Talisman would be sent over by Lin Houyong later.

Lin Xianzhi would return to guard Fangmu Mountain.

On the spirit boat, a group of Qi Refining Loose Cultivators wore mournful faces. They hadn't expected their first time on a third-tier High Grade spirit boat to be under such circumstances.

"Be honest, each and every one of you. If you perform well, it's not impossible to find a way out!" Lin Shiming said, then released the Red-haired Demon Monkey to supervise the group of Loose Cultivators, while he himself piloted the spirit boat.

Of course, if the Red-haired Demon Monkey couldn't pilot the spirit boat at all, or unsteadily, he would have truly wanted the Demon Monkey to pilot the spirit boat so he could return to the spirit boat's room to Cultivate.

The higher one's cultivation, the more one felt the arduous and difficult path of cultivation.

Without great perseverance and the ability to endure loneliness, the path of cultivation was indeed extremely difficult.

In the entire cultivation world, there was no lack of Geniuses, yet why were Golden Core True Persons so rare?

Among them, there were naturally some with extraordinarily high talents who couldn't endure loneliness or whose Heart-Nature wasn't strong enough.

For example, these Loose Cultivators, who constantly thought of taking risks and shortcuts, engaging in robbery. If they were lucky, they would naturally reach the heavens in one step, but how often were they so lucky?

Lin Shiming thought a lot for a moment, then shook his head and concentrated on piloting the spirit boat again.

At the front of the spirit boat, the spiritual barrier remained unopened, allowing the strong winds to buffet his face and hair.

And in the eyes of the Loose Cultivators, their astonishment grew even greater, because at this moment, Lin Shiming's entire body naturally exuded a faint golden light.

This was clearly a sign of a Body Cultivator at Foundation Establishment.

The last bit of thought they had about escaping vanished.

Even in their eyes, the Red-haired Demon Monkey next to him, swinging its tail with an exotic fire, was blinking and watching Lin Shiming.

In its eyes, it seemed to be wondering why Lin Shiming at this moment resembled a mountain ape guarding the mountain!

...Shiling Cave, with Lin Shiming's arrival, now became lively.

That very night, Lin Shijie supervised and arranged for the nine Loose Cultivators to begin mining.

The gold-iron stone was a small to medium-sized ore vein. The Gintetsu Crystal ore vein had not yet been fully confirmed, but as long as it was even a micro-sized ore vein, the Lin Family's development for at least the next fifty years would be worry-free.

The first arrangement was for gold-iron stone mining, which was relatively simple.

The few Loose Cultivators didn't work fast or urgently, which didn't surprise Lin Shiming.

Mining required them to release their cultivation, otherwise they couldn't mine at all. And once their cultivation was released, the Loose Cultivators' minds became active, and a hint of cunning lurked in each of their eyes.

They even had their plans for how to retaliate against the Lin Family ready.

In their opinion, the Lin Family didn't have that many Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and with their cultivation in hand, there was a high possibility they could find a way out.

Lin Shiming, however, was completely unconcerned about this.

Without Storage Pouches, controlling the Spiritual Qi flow from the Spiritual Vein, plus only giving each Loose Cultivator a Low-Grade Spirit Stone, with strict requirements on the output of Gintetsu Crystal and gold-iron stone, and Lin Shijie guarding outside, it was foolproof.

Of course, the most important thing was that the Family had already started preparing special poisonous Medicinal Pills. When each of them took one, they would have no choice but to be honest.

On the seventh day of mining, the Cultivators returning to the Lin Family arrived again.

This time, Lin Houyong led the team. In addition, there were newly arrived Lin Shiyun, Lei Xuan, Lin Shijin, and Lin Shizhong.