284: Tips for breaking into towers and real backup strategies (two-in-one)

Under the green mountains and clear lake, a stone cave wound its way in.

The cave was still somewhat damp, and under the illumination of the moonstone, it appeared exceptionally crystal clear, like countless shining stars.

Lin Shiming once again took out a set of Concealment Formation Plates and a set of Water Barrier Formation Plates.

With a flick of his spiritual art, one Formation Flag after another disappeared into the Void Realm.

The Formation was complete.

Lin Shiming also took out a meditation cushion again and began to settle down and Cultivate.

He had found this meditation cushion in a Purple Mansion Cave, and now it had become a treasure for him to quickly settle down and Cultivate.

It was still reverse Cultivation, and now he was more skilled at Cultivating.

However, he suddenly discovered that this Purple Wood Heart Sutra not only had stronger catalytic abilities, but its healing abilities had also improved significantly.

At this moment, the minor injuries he had sustained from the battle just now instantly recovered, and his true essence recovery rate also increased.

He began to ponder the reason why the Qingxuan Sect would produce such a Cultivation Technique.

But he still couldn't figure it out.

Qian Yongfu, before his death, speculated that Immortal Master Divine Machine was condensing a Dao Embryo, but it was still just a guess, impossible to verify.

If he could truly condense a Dao Embryo, his Dao would probably be at least of the Minor Divine Ability level, which would require at least a Purple Mansion Cultivator.

And how many people who practiced such a life-consuming Cultivation Technique could persevere until the Purple Mansion stage?

Lin Shiming shook his head and did not continue to think; the Immortal Master level was still too far from him.

He took out the Storage Pouches of Wan Canghai and the others, but his first priority was not Wan Canghai's Storage Pouch, but that of the young Cultivator.

That Qingxuan Sect Cultivator had clearly run extremely far, and even Wan Canghai and the others, despite their severe injuries, had pursued him. The reason for this made him somewhat expectant.

As soon as the Storage Pouch was opened, to Lin Shiming's surprise, a small Spirit Stone mountain was placed in the corner of the Storage Pouch.

These Spirit Stones were crystal clear and somewhat incomplete, but the Spirit Light they emitted was incomparably dazzling, and the Spiritual Qi emanating from them invigorated him greatly!

These were all High-Grade Spirit Stones.

There were a full five hundred of them!

Converted into Low-Grade Spirit Stones, that would be five million Low-Grade Spirit Stones!

This young Cultivator had clearly discovered a High-Grade Spirit Stone Mine similar to the Cloud Mirror Mountain, and he had probably been mining it all this time.

It was just unknown why Wan Canghai discovered it, leading to the greed of the latter three.

They had chased him for dozens of miles.

These High-Grade Spirit Stones were also very important to the Lin Family.

Teleporting to Shuangmu Island required High-Grade Spirit Stones, and outside, the Lin Family could only earn Medium-Grade Spirit Stones. As for High-Grade Spirit Stones, they had no means to obtain them.

Even if they could earn them, they wouldn't be able to keep them without a Purple Mansion Cultivator.

Now, including those snatched from Golden Corpse and Old Devil Chen, Lin Shiming had a total of seven hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones, and Lin Xianzhi also had over a hundred. At least for the next hundred years, the Lin Family would not be short of High-Grade Spirit Stones.

And a hundred years would be enough time for the Lin Family to become a Purple Mansion Family. By then, they might even be able to find a High-Grade Spirit Stone Mine on an island in the Outer Sea.

Besides the High-Grade Spirit Stones, what attracted Lin Shiming's attention next was a jade box. This jade box was a third-tier jade box, quite expensive.

There were also two spiritual talismans on the surface of the jade box, forming a cross Seal.

Lin Shiming picked up the jade box and found that inside was a verdant green spiritual talisman.

The spiritual talisman was vibrant green, and the spiritual patterns within it floated unceasingly, like living spiritual insects.

He opened the jade box and felt an extremely pure wood-attribute Spiritual Qi overflowing.

"Fourth-tier Wood Escape Talisman?" Lin Shiming was somewhat stunned, not expecting it to be a fourth-tier Wood Escape Talisman. Although fourth-tier spiritual talismans, like talisman treasures, cannot be interrupted once used, they can also serve as a Magical Treasure for escape in critical moments.

As long as there is enough time, even an ordinary Purple Mansion Cultivator would not be able to catch up. In critical moments, it would definitely have a miraculous effect.

Lin Shiming closed the jade box and carefully put it away.

As for the remaining treasures, there was nothing else that caught his attention; they were merely better than nothing.

He poured them all into his Grotto-heaven World.

Lin Shiming then took out the Storage Pouches of the other two Ten Thousand Swords Sect members. These two Storage Pouches contained more Spirit Medicine and some precious spiritual minerals, as well as a good number of Spirit Stones and Magical Artifacts, but there were no consumable Medicinal Pills or spiritual talismans left.

Nor were there any talisman treasures he had hoped for.

Lin Shiming then took out Wan Canghai's Storage Pouch. What he saw was a huge Storage Jade Talisman, and within it, the corpse of the Taiqing Purple Jade Python was sealed.

The Taiqing Purple Jade Python's body had all crystallized and was extremely massive. Even through the Storage Jade Talisman, he could feel the immense Bloodline Qi of the Purple Jade Python.

Its huge head was still incomparably ferocious.

No wonder Wan Canghai and the others had exhausted all their means to kill the Purple Jade Python. A Purple Mansion Dragon Beast could greatly amplify a Cultivator's Bloodline Qi. Lin Shiming even had a feeling that by consuming the Purple Jade Python's essence blood for Body Refining,

his Mountain Ape Body Refining Art could directly Breakthrough to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, allowing his Body Cultivator strength to surpass his Qi refining strength.

Not to mention, Dragon Beasts are used to refine dragon blood pills, increasing the chances of a Cultivator Breaking through Foundation Establishment.

With this fourth-tier dragon blood pill, it could even increase the Bloodline Qi of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator to Breakthrough to a Purple Mansion Cultivator.

At that time, perhaps Lin Xianzhi could even make use of it.

Lin Shiming once again put away the Purple Jade Python's corpse. For him, the Purple Jade Python could also serve as a sacrificial body for Wang Jiao's Bloodline Restoration technique.

It might even allow Wang Jiao to completely transform into a Flood Dragon, but not now. With Wang Jiao's current strength, it might not be able to withstand the Bloodline Restoration of a Purple Mansion half-Flood Dragon's corpse.

Besides the Purple Jade Python, Wan Canghai's Storage Pouch contained quite a few precious Spirit Medicine. He had obviously plundered many other Cultivators, but there were still no talisman treasures.

Lin Shiming was a little disappointed, but he also understood that this was normal. If Wan Canghai and the others still had considerable means and impressive strength after destroying the Taiqing Purple Jade Python, they wouldn't have been chased and scattered by the Purple Jade Python on Purple Jade Mountain at that time.

All in all, this trip had been an immense surprise.

Lin Shiming sorted out his gains and quietly Cultivated, waiting for the next day to arrive.

The Immortal Cave under the lake felt even cooler, coupled with the special effect of the meditation cushion.

He quickly began to Cultivate deeply... After several cycles of the Purple Wood Heart Sutra, Lin Shiming opened his eyes and felt the convergence of purple Qi.

He knew that a new day had arrived.

He put away the five-colored silkworm coffin and extended his Divine Sense to the surroundings, but he did not see any other Cultivators.

He got up, walked out of the cave, and slapped on a Water Escape Talisman, which transformed into a blue light that enveloped him.

He flew out of the lake and landed on the pavilion.

The rising sun cast large swaths of purple light onto the lake and the pavilion tiles.

This made the entire mountain lake sparkle, creating a unique charm.

Lin Shiming took out a Spirit Stone and stood before the spiritual trough.

And the next moment, the System prompt indeed appeared:

"Please be aware of the search by Immortal Master Divine Machine's Clone. Take out the Qingxuan Sect's Magical Artifact, operate the reverse Cultivation Technique, and isolate and hide the Grotto-heaven World!"

The appearance of the System prompt completely shocked Lin Shiming.

At this moment, he suddenly understood Immortal Master Divine Machine's reliance.

Immortal Master Divine Machine's reliance was on the World Tower.

When he entered the World Tower, he had wondered why the World Tower had an age report, yet there were no exotic treasures on the altar, only ordinary Magical Artifacts!

Now it seemed that this World Tower had long been breached by Immortal Master Divine Machine's Clone.

And it had long been occupied by Immortal Master Divine Machine's Clone.

Perhaps this so-called World Tower was even Immortal Master Divine Machine's shenji pagoda.

With the power of the shenji pagoda, it was capable of reaching this level.

This time, not one, but two Immortal Master Divine Machine Clones entered the Small World Secret Realm.

One went to the Tai Bai Sword Palace to obtain the Legacy, and the other guarded against any fish that slipped through the net.

At the same time, if any Cultivators entering the Secret Realm had additional gains, they would eventually fall into Immortal Master Divine Machine's hands.

Who said no one died in the World Tower? But what if it was Immortal Master Divine Machine's shenji pagoda!

Lin Shiming's heart was churning with immense waves.

This time, everyone was truly used as pawns by Immortal Master Divine Machine.

Even if Real Person Huanmo snatched the nether blood lotus, as long as he wanted to come out, he would have to fall into Immortal Master Divine Machine's hands.

Even if his illusionary arts were superb, one must know that the World Tower required an age report, and it was the Soul age.

Just like him, including his previous life, these Clones naturally had the age of the main body.

Those over two hundred and fifty years old were all Immortal Master Clones, and they would be caught without fail!

Yet these people would not realize it; perhaps until the moment of their death, they would not understand.

They would only think that even the wisest Divine Machine makes a mistake!

After a profound shock, Lin Shiming was also drenched in cold sweat.

He put the Zilai Sword and the star wood shield from his Grotto-heaven World into his Storage Pouch, while other acquired treasures, such as High-Grade Spirit Stones, heavenly spirit fruit, taiqing purple jade fruit, and other precious treasures, were all placed in his Grotto-heaven World.

Finally, he paused at the spiritual plant seeds.

But in the end, he decided to put all the spiritual plant seeds, as well as the peach tree from the Mysterious Grade Secret Realm, into his Storage Pouch. It would be strange if he didn't put the seeds since he had the Purple Wood Heart Sutra. As for whether Immortal Master Divine Machine would be angry if he had the seeds, Lin Shiming did not consider it.

For an Immortal Master, it wouldn't matter if Lin Shiming took some ordinary seeds to a mountain!

And when he passed through the World Tower, all the items he had in his Storage Pouch were still there this time.

However, the spiritual talismans had decreased, the Spirit Medicine had increased, and the Spirit Stones and some basic Magical Artifacts had also increased. Finally, there was a sword from the Ten Thousand Swords Graveyard.

He didn't die, so he must have taken a sword from the Ten Thousand Swords Graveyard. This sword was naturally not brought out by him, but found in one of his Storage Pouches. As for whose it was, he was not clear now.

But at least, it meant that he had entered the Ten Thousand Swords Graveyard and retrieved a sword!

After the sword from the Ten Thousand Swords Graveyard, Lin Shiming pondered deeply, putting everything Zi Xuan Sanren might suspect into his Storage Pouch.

After three full hours of thought, considering millions of possibilities, Lin Shiming finally felt relieved.

At the same time, he completely hid the spirit platform where his Grotto-heaven World was located into the Grotto-heaven World itself. This way, the Grotto-heaven would be a single point in his Sea of Consciousness. He also controlled the family jade book to cover the Root of Deduction and the sword dao seed within it. That way, even if Immortal Master Divine Machine suspected something, he would only see it by breaking the family jade book.

And he estimated that Immortal Master Divine Machine wouldn't have the mind to pay attention to a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivator like him.

After doing all this, he took out his spirit beast pouch and put the Spirit Devouring Ant, Red-haired Demon Monkey, and Golden Winged Mantis into it.

Even the last three Late Stage third-tier Yao Beasts he controlled were placed in the spirit beast pouch.

After all this was done, Lin Shiming finally took out a Spirit Stone and placed it into the spiritual trough!

Infinite Spirit Light instantly spread from the spiritual trough, starting from the entire mountain lake, the Spirit Light gathered, and finally converged on the entire pavilion.

Clearly, these pavilions and lakes were all part of the Teleportation Array.

However, the light enveloped him but did not immediately teleport him out.

Instead, the light remained on, and the Spirit Stones in the spiritual trough were rapidly consumed.

Lin Shiming frowned. The mechanism of this Teleportation Array clearly did not allow multiple people to teleport.

And this, he feared, was also Immortal Master Divine Machine's plan.

At this moment, his heart was once again filled with endless questions. If Immortal Master Divine Machine calculated against the other five sects in this way, would the Immortal Masters of the five sects tolerate Immortal Master Divine Machine?

At that time, it would be a true collective uprising!

Of course, these were not within his scope of consideration.

He was still waiting patiently, and also recalling if there were any omissions.

Another half-quarter of an hour passed, and the spiritual light in front suddenly converged into a light door.

Lin Shiming didn't hesitate and stepped through the door.

Inside the light curtain, another burst of light surged into Lin Shiming's body. His Soul once again felt relaxed, and the Purple Wood Heart Sutra within him unconsciously began to operate. Even his consciousness began to become hazy.

He didn't know how long it had been, perhaps very quickly, or perhaps very slowly, but Lin Shiming once again stepped into the tower.

The familiar painting, the familiar oil lamp, and the granite floor covered with spiritual patterns.

On the ground now, there was a large number, 73!

Apparently, his diligent Cultivation of the Purple Wood Heart Sutra these past few days had consumed about half a year of his lifespan. This was also the result of him catalyzing a batch of three yuan forging spirit flowers.

Lin Shiming's expression remained calm, as if he hadn't seen the number.

He stood quietly, and the next moment, a Saber-toothed Tiger's light image appeared, attacking him.

It was still necessary to reach the ninth floor to return to the Mysterious Grade Secret Realm... And at this moment, on top of the high tower, a young Cultivator still stood before a small tower's illusory image. With a swipe of his hand in the air, a purple Spirit Light appeared before his eyes, finally imprinted on a bluestone of the tower.

A number 73 appeared.

Then, an illusion began to manifest, showing not only Lin Shiming's internal body but also his Storage Pouch.

The young man, like an emotionless machine, scanned it indifferently and then looked away.

The purple spiritual Seal was still carved on the tower.

The young Cultivator looked at the light curtain behind him again, and with a casual pull, a new light image entered the tower.

From the new light image, he once again extracted a wisp of spiritual Seal and placed it on the tower body.

Then, the previous scene was replayed: the Cultivation Technique of the body, and the various treasures in the Storage Pouch!

Scene after scene unfolded before his eyes.

The young illusory figure scanned again, continuing to draw in light images.

But the next moment, a huge number, eight hundred and thirty-two, appeared!

This instantly caused the young man's indifferent face to show a change in expression.

Then came the images of the Storage Pouch and the internal body, with the incredibly complex Cultivation routes and the dazzling array of treasures displayed in the Storage Pouch, one by one, appearing before the young illusory figure.