254: Climb the tower and control the beast (two in one, please subscribe)

The next day, early morning.

As the last wisp of Spiritual Qi entered his body, the Purple Wood Heart Sutra's circulation ended, and the faint Spirit Light gathered around Lin Xianzhi's body also disappeared.

Lin Shiming opened his eyes and put away the isolation Formation he had set up.

The World Tower in front of him was still glowing.

Apparently, there were still people challenging the tower, and to Lin Shiming's surprise, one person even directly broke into the eightieth floor.

Although with a flash of light, that person ultimately did not reach the last floor to obtain the legendary Tai Bai Sword Palace token.

Lin Shiming looked to the side; Lin Xianzhi was vigilantly standing beside him.

This half-day of rest was clearly only for Lin Shiming, while Lin Xianzhi had been covering Lin Shiming outside the Formation.

"Is that?" Lin Shiming asked Lin Xianzhi, looking at the tower.

"It's an old Senior from the Spirit Beast Sect, but his strength is truly terrifying!" Lin Xianzhi said with some emotion.

Senior Brother Xie An also had a look of reverence, clearly, to challenge the tower at that age and reach the eightieth floor, a Purple Mansion Great Demon must have appeared.

However, they were ultimately only observing from outside the tower.

"Sorry to have kept Senior Brother Xie waiting. Let's challenge it together later!" Lin Shiming said apologetically.

"Alright! Since you're ready, we'll act soon!" Xie An also nodded generously.

At this point, he was indeed a bit impatient.

It was already the eighth day, five days had passed since the first group of people entered the Small World.

Many people from the six major Sects nearby had left.

These people appearing in the Small World would also extensively plunder the treasures within the Small World. Even if there were Fourth-order Purple Mansion Great Demons in the Small World, many Cultivators had brought war treasure ships.

The preciousness of a Fourth-order spirit boat Magic Treasure lies here: it can combine the power of a dozen Cultivators to achieve Purple Mansion combat strength.

Yet, it would not be expelled by this Mysterious Grade Secret Realm.

As the last glimmer of light from the World Tower disappeared, it also signified that the top three Cultivators had already entered the Small World.

Xie An, Lin Xianzhi, and Lin Shiming walked out together, heading towards the World Tower.

The closer they got to the World Tower, the more they felt their own insignificance. That feeling of only being able to look up made a sense of worship arise in Lin Shiming's heart.

The tower gate was also very high. The three wanted to look inside, but it was covered by a layer of light screen. Even Divine Sense could not penetrate it, leaving their attempts fruitless.

Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi exchanged glances, while Xie An walked at the very front. He had been at this World Tower for two or three days, fully prepared.

Holding a High Grade Magical Artifact Flying Sword, he was fearless at this moment, striding forward!

Xie An disappeared into the light screen, and Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi followed.

As he walked into the light screen, Lin Shiming only felt a layer of light covering his body.

That light was extremely comfortable, making his Soul feel an extremely comfortable relaxation.

After passing through the light screen, what appeared before Lin Shiming was an empty room.

Lin Xianzhi and Xie An had disappeared, clearly, this kind of trial was individual.

Around the room were numerous moonstones, illuminating the tower brightly. Around the tower were paintings of Sword Cultivators.

However, these paintings did not possess the true Sword Intent of a Sword Cultivator.

The ground was covered with layers of unknown granite, engraved with various spiritual patterns, and a large five-pointed star Formation.

Lin Shiming was somewhat surprised that the System prompt did not appear.

He knew that even with danger or perception before, he would know immediately. This time, however, there was no perception at all.

Neither Opportunity nor danger!

The System prompt had never malfunctioned before, and this first occurrence left Lin Shiming utterly confused.

Logically, in this World Tower, even if the System prompt didn't tell him how to avoid danger, it should at least tell him how to reach the eighty-first floor, or a certain intermediate floor, to obtain some treasure.

The next moment, to his astonishment, the five-pointed star in front of him suddenly glowed with a light screen, and a bright and large number appeared on the ground.

"72!"

Lin Shiming's heart was instantly swept by a huge wave, and he froze in place.

Xie An had mentioned this number, which represented one's age.

His age was forty-nine!

Even by lunar calendar, he wasn't fifty, and the 72 that appeared could only mean one thing: it included his age from his previous life!

He had hidden this secret for fifty years, but he didn't expect it to be discovered in front of this World Tower.

He suddenly remembered what Xie An had said about Soul age!

In an instant, he stood frozen, unable to calm down for a long time.

However, thankfully, only he knew this age. If Lin Xianzhi knew, he would probably worry if Lin Shiming had been possessed.

Possession was not uncommon in the Cultivation world, but if it happened to a Family Cultivator, Lin Xianzhi might not be able to accept it.

The next moment, the five-pointed star Formation began to flash, and then a phantom of a Third-order Middle Stage Saber-toothed Tiger rushed out.

It roared at him.

He was a bit surprised that a real Spirit Beast didn't appear in front of him.

However, he didn't hesitate. He took out the Lai Yun Sword and directly unleashed a flying slash, a grass-shaped Sword Light Manifestation phantom carrying Sword Intent, cutting through the air with unmatched speed.

Fast! Ruthless!

In an instant, it shattered the Saber-toothed Tiger phantom.

First stage, passed!

He hadn't imagined passing so quickly.

But soon, he understood that the World Tower's Spirit Beast projections were far less powerful than real Third-order Middle Stage Yao Beasts.

Moreover, he had already achieved Sword Light Manifestation, and his strength had already reached the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, even Peak Foundation Establishment, so easily slaying this phantom was naturally not surprising.

After the Saber-toothed Tiger was shattered, a staircase appeared behind the five-pointed star Formation.

Lin Shiming stepped onto the staircase and reached the second floor of the World Tower.

The second floor featured a Gale Wolf, whose strength was clearly a level stronger than the Saber-toothed Tiger.

But it was still within the realm of a Third-order Middle Stage Yao Beast, and Lin Shiming finished it with one sword strike.

The third floor had two Third-order Middle Stage Yao Beasts, and the fourth floor had two stronger ones.

The fifth floor had three!

And so on!

This was somewhat different from what Xie An had said. Presumably, the number and strength of the Spirit Beasts varied according to age and cultivation.

However, fortunately, Lin Shiming could instantly kill Third-order Middle Stage Yao Beasts with his Flying Sword, without even needing to use his vines.

After breaking through eight consecutive floors, Lin Shiming also arrived at the ninth floor.

Unlike the previous eight floors, the layout of the ninth floor of the tower was clearly more robust. The paintings on the walls had become murals, and the moonstones had become Spirit Light Formations embedded in the tower.

And most importantly, the five-pointed star Formation in front had become a six-pointed star Formation.

The next moment, as the six-pointed star flashed, a Three-Headed Fire Wolf, as large as a buffalo, suddenly emerged from the six-pointed star Formation.

The Three-Headed Fire Wolf's entire body was covered in fur like flames, burning incessantly. In its three pairs of rhomboid pupils, a strong bloodlust flickered!

To Lin Shiming's alarm, the Three-Headed Fire Wolf in front of him was actually a real Yao Beast, not the phantom from before.

Its strength had also changed from a Third-order Middle Stage Yao Beast to a Third-order Late Stage Yao Beast.

As soon as the Three-Headed Fire Wolf appeared, its three fiery red wolf heads let out a long howl, and the roar was deafening, its echo lingering in the tower for a long time.

Immediately after, it opened its large mouth, revealing ferocious fangs, and Spirit Light gathered. The next moment, it spewed out a large amount of flames.

Lin Shiming quickly took out the Crushing God Plate. The massive Crushing God Plate blocked all the flames, and then, as the plate rapidly rotated.

Crack, crack, crack!

The Divine Sense attack instantly struck the Three-Headed Fire Wolf's Soul.

This caused the latter to roar repeatedly, its three huge wolf heads frantically spewing fire, and the temperature inside the entire tower instantly rose to an extremely terrifying level.

And a Sword Light, at some unknown point, broke through the fire and directly severed two of the Three-Headed Fire Wolf's heads, leaving only the middle one.

The entire Three-Headed Fire Wolf howled in pain.

The Crushing God Plate also slammed onto the Three-Headed Fire Wolf's body, directly crushing it to the ground.

Lin Shiming's Flying Sword stood in the air, but he didn't strike again. He saw that in his hand, one Spirit Art after another kept appearing.

The Spirit Light of the Spirit Arts was incredibly dense and had been compressed countless times.

Finally, Lin Shiming let out a cold shout, and in his hand, a palm-sized Spirit Light Seal appeared.

It was the Spirit Control Seal.

Speaking of which, this Spirit Control Seal was a secret technique similar to the Soul Restraining Seal. In the Mysterious Grade Secret Realm, Lin Shiming hadn't seen any Third-order Late Stage Yao Beasts. And in his opinion, there was no need to use the Spirit Control Seal on ordinary Third-order Middle Stage Yao Beasts.

However, this Three-Headed Fire Wolf was just right.

The Spirit Seal, carrying a furious might, flew towards the Three-Headed Fire Wolf's last head, and finally, under the latter's unwilling rage, entered the forehead of the Three-Headed Fire Wolf's sole remaining head.

The next moment, Lin Shiming felt a connection in his heart. A smaller Spirit Seal appeared in his Sea of Consciousness. The Spirit Seal was clearly a Three-Headed Fire Wolf.

And the light of the Spirit Seal was also gradually disappearing.

He knew from the beginning that the Spirit Control Seal had a duration.

And presumably, when the Spirit Control Seal in his mind disappeared, this Three-Headed Fire Wolf would completely break free from his control.

"Sit up!" Lin Shiming put away the Crushing God Plate and issued the command to the Three-Headed Fire Wolf.

Despite its extreme reluctance and furious expression, it obediently complied, like a watchful mountain dog.

This was the domineering nature of the Spirit Control Seal.

Lin Shiming then controlled the Three-Headed Fire Wolf to perform other actions, and it also followed them one by one.

This finally put his mind at ease.

And with the Spirit Control Seal, he could continue to control Spirit Beasts in this tower. At critical moments, unleashing them together would definitely produce considerable power.

Lin Shiming had always been very clear about his own positioning; his greatest combat strength was not his Sword Art.

The Grass Sword Art, combined with his Sword Intent, could indeed unleash terrifying attacks, but the consumption was too great. Even with his three spirit platforms, he couldn't sustain the consumption.

Instead, his wood-attribute vines, especially the Poison Flood Dragon Vine!

Controlling them, combined with these Yao Beasts, and his Sword Formation and Sword Intent, was his greatest trump card.

As the Three-Headed Fire Wolf was put away.

Behind the six-pointed Formation, a staircase appeared again.

Lin Shiming took a Medicinal Pill to restore his true essence, but he didn't go up directly. Instead, he sat in meditation for a while before heading towards the tenth floor.

Upon reaching the tenth floor of the tower, as expected, the six-pointed star Formation once again became a five-pointed star, and the Yao Beasts that appeared were once again Spirit Beast phantoms.

However, the strength of the Yao Beasts that appeared had indeed reached the Third-order Late Stage.

Lin Shiming could no longer kill them with a single sword strike as he did on the previous floors. Instead, he needed to combine the Crushing God Plate and the Lai Yun Sword, two High Grade Magical Artifacts.

As he went up layer after layer, Lin Shiming also arrived at the eighteenth floor.

The thick walls were covered with Spirit Light Formations emitting a soft glow.

And on the floor of the tower, a six-pointed star Formation once again produced a Yao Beast. This time, it was a Third-order Late Stage Blue-Red Python.

This python's entire body was covered in blue and red scales, with a long forked tongue and cold, triangular pupils!

As soon as it appeared, it violently swung its large head towards Lin Shiming, aiming to smash him.

Its speed was terrifyingly fast!

Lin Shiming only had time to throw out the Crushing God Plate, but the Blue-Red Python's head was like a mountain, actually smashing through the Crushing God Plate.

Lin Shiming then had no choice but to throw out four sets of Purple Wood Mysterious Sky Sword Formation.

As the Purple Wood Sword Light swept through, the Blue-Red Python's huge, armor-like head immediately thrashed non-stop.

The terrifying speed, combined with its armor-like head, caused the four Sword Formations to tremble incessantly for a time.

However, the next moment, at some unknown point, a large number of Purple Gold Vine seeds crawled out from the base of the tower, coiling around the Blue-Red Python.

Golden Spiritual Root spears continuously pierced the Blue-Red Python's scales, scattering a large amount of golden sparks!

The Crushing God Plate also expanded to its maximum size and slammed onto the Blue-Red Python's head.

Lin Shiming then swung the Lai Yun Sword, imbued with Grass Sword Intent, immediately leaving a hideous scar on the Blue-Red Python's head, with a large amount of blood gushing out.

The Spirit Splitting Art and the Spirit Shocking Drum sounded simultaneously, causing the Blue-Red Python to open its mouth to the extreme, letting out a wild and unwilling roar.

The next moment, Lin Shiming's Spirit Control Seal also landed on the Blue-Red Python's head.

As a new small seal appeared in Lin Shiming's Sea of Consciousness, it also meant that he had controlled his second Third-order Late Stage Yao Beast.

And this Yao Beast was more powerful than the Three-Headed Fire Wolf and suffered fewer injuries.

Lin Shiming used a spirit beast pouch to put away the Blue-Red Python again.

The six-pointed star Formation flashed again, but a red wooden table appeared in front of him.

An incense burner, and a Spirit Armor Magical Artifact.

The Spirit Armor Magical Artifact was only High Grade Third-order. For Lin Shiming, it was only considered average, which disappointed him a bit.

It couldn't compare to his star wood shield, but now, fearing surveillance, he didn't dare to take out his star wood shield. This High Grade Spirit Shield in front of him could serve as protection; otherwise, at critical moments, he would have to use the Crushing God Plate as a defensive Magical Artifact.

Lin Shiming put away the Spirit Armor and glanced at the incense burner, but the front of the incense burner seemed empty. Logically, behind this incense burner, there should have been a memorial tablet or a painting.

Lin Shiming touched the incense burner but found that it was fixed to the table, and the table was fixed to the tower. When he tried to use his Flying Sword, the table also disappeared.

Lin Shiming could only climb to the nineteenth floor again.

The nineteenth floor still featured Third-order Late Stage Yao Beast phantoms, but their strength had also increased significantly.

However, under Lin Shiming's Purple Gold Vine, Crushing God Plate, and Lai Yun Sword, they were still unable to stop him.

He did, however, swallow more and more Medicinal Pills to restore his true essence.

Fortunately, the tower did not prohibit restoring true essence inside, and his true essence volume was no less than that of the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

This also allowed him to once again rush to the twenty-seventh floor and subdue a Golden Light Rhinoceros with the Spirit Control Seal.

The strength of this Golden Light Rhinoceros was extremely formidable among Third-order Late Stage Yao Beasts.

This time, Lin Shiming deployed the Poison Flood Dragon Vine, and the Red-haired Demon Monkey took out the Yuan Magnetic Seal, suppressing the thick-skinned Golden Light Rhinoceros and subduing it with the Spirit Control Seal.

However, the reward for this floor was still a High Grade Third-order Magical Artifact, and it was an offensive Magical Artifact, which was even inferior to the Spirit Armor on the eighteenth floor.

(PS: 500 average for a burst update, now only 20 average short, brothers)