288: Coffin carving and summoning (two in one)

In front of the Ascension Ladder, Lin Shiming stood quietly.

Before him, the newly appeared Tianjian Peak Disciples, along with the Purple Mansion Loose Cultivator of Tianjian Peak, had surrounded the five Spirit Communication Swords.

The spiritual bodies formed by two of the Spirit Communication Swords had infinite Sword Light surging in their eyes!

The next moment, the two, like spiritual swords, shot towards the sky.

Because they were teleported into the Qingxuan Sect by the Teleportation Array, these Spirit Communication Swords were clearly unprepared.

The spiritual bodies occupied by the remaining three Spirit Communication Swords, however, remained rooted to the spot, seemingly observing, or perhaps waiting.

As Spirit Communication Swords, they were Magic Treasures, a unique form of spirit. Since the Sword Cultivator level of Qingxuan Sect's Tianjian Peak was not weak, they had no need to seek other places.

Moreover, these three looked towards Tianjian Peak, as they vaguely sensed the aura of their kind!

Then they looked at Xie An!

Afterward, they continued to watch the two swords that had flown out!

Two sword cries instantly resounded through heaven and earth.

The six Purple Mansion Cultivators, including Zi Xuan Sanren, all flicked their embroidered robes, extended their spiritual palms, and moved to capture those two swords!

In an instant, they were torn apart by brilliant Sword Light.

The Purple Mansion Daoist and other Purple Mansion Cultivators immediately changed their expressions drastically!

The cries of the two swords grew louder, and for a moment, it was as if spring rain was falling continuously, and sword threads poured down.

Then, thunder exploded, and electric light surged.

The Sword Intent of the two swords was distinctly different, but both were profoundly natural, overwhelmingly vast, like a natural disaster, rushing towards the outside of the Qingxuan Sect.

Just as they were about to break through the Formation and leave, another burst of starlight poured down.

Like the Milky Way falling, countless starlight threads converged to form one Star Giant after another.

It was precisely the "Star Shift Heaven Punishing Array."

As the Qingxuan Sect's main mountain-protecting Formation, at this moment, the two Spirit Communication Swords also began to feel somewhat powerless.

After all, the vessels they possessed were merely Foundation Establishment Cultivators!

The Purple Mansion Daoist and other Daoists also ascended into the sky together. Just as Lin Shiming wanted to watch further, he found that in the blink of an eye, they had all disappeared.

Only the clear sky remained, the eternally unchanging sky above Qingxuan Sect.

It was still as blue as if washed!

He understood that the Star Shift Array had returned, once again enveloping the entire Qingxuan Sect within its Formation, and how the Purple Mansion Daoist would deal with the Spirit Communication Swords was something he clearly would not see.

In front of the mountain gate, a newly appeared Purple Mansion Cultivator from Shenji Peak replaced Azure Bamboo Taoist and began to settle the escaped Disciples.

The Three Sects' Disciples, who originally numbered over three hundred due to the Teleportation Array, had now lost more than half because of Real Person Huanmo.

Among them, more Spirit Beast Sect and Spirit Talisman Sect Cultivators survived, as they had maintained a certain distance from the Qingxuan Sect Cultivators, especially those further away from Azure Bamboo Taoist.

Conversely, on the Qingxuan Sect's side, apart from a few Disciples like Lin Shiming who had Mental Energy defensive Magic Treasures and took the opportunity to escape into the Ascension Ladder, only those Cultivators with special defensive Magic Treasures and who were far from Azure Bamboo Taoist survived.

But even those who survived were severely injured and immediately sat down cross-legged on the ground, taking out Medicinal Pills to recover.

At this moment, the Cultivators who could still stand in front of the mountain gate and look around were even fewer!

For Cultivators, they are actually accustomed to seeing life and death!

But after finally emerging from the Secret Realm, preparing to use the large number of treasures obtained to Cultivate well, they ended up with no bones left.

This made some Cultivators inevitably feel a sense of shared sorrow for their fallen comrades!

Lin Shiming's mood, however, did not fluctuate.

Of course, at this moment, he couldn't fluctuate; Xie An was gone.

He only sent him a sound transmission before being summoned by Zi Xuan Sanren.

And he was arranged in the guest room of Tianjian Peak.

He naturally knew the reason why Xie An was summoned away.

He would be the next to be summoned.

And he also had to prepare to face the Purple Mansion Daoist's interrogation.

Both Cultivated the Sword Nurturing Art, and both entered the Ten Thousand Swords Graveyard.

Although he had prepared a reason early, he was now meeting alone with a Purple Mansion Daoist of the Ruthless Sword Dao.

To say that he wasn't fearful was naturally false, but fortunately, he still had the family jade book.

Even a Golden Core True Person could not casually search the soul of someone protected by a family jade book!

But there would always be some secret techniques, just as he had a secret technique to break the Blood Demon Seal, which could completely defile the family jade book.

Of course, for Lin Shiming, the unexpected appearance of the Spirit Communication Sword was the most welcome thing he could see.

He could wait for the System prompt to update again; at least for a short time, the Purple Mansion Daoist would not come looking for him.

He still had some time to prepare, and perhaps, he could even use Lin Xianzhi's death as an excuse to return for mourning and completely avoid Zi Xuan Sanren.

One must know that his Storage Pouch had been searched, and he had also entered the Ten Thousand Swords Graveyard; Zi Xuan Sanren was well aware of all these things.

The deceased are revered. Lin Xianzhi died after entering the Ten Thousand Swords Graveyard, so he had every reason to wear mourning clothes and send the symbolic coffin back!

But it was still only the first day, so he still couldn't rush!

Lin Shiming suppressed the many thoughts in his mind, took out a isolation Formation, and then a prayer mat, trying to make himself more awake. Under the effect of the mysterious prayer mat and the mysterious jade illusion Magical Artifact, a coolness surged in his mind, sweeping away most of his fatigue.

He deeply exhaled a mouthful of turbid Qi, suppressing all his tension, and began to recover his true essence.

What he Cultivated, naturally, was the reverse-Cultivation Purple Wood Heart Sutra.

He didn't know how long he had Cultivated, only that outside the room, the moon was high in the sky, though its light was not very distinct, or perhaps it was largely obscured by dark clouds, making the night even deeper and more mysterious.

And the true essence within his body flowed like a river, having already recovered to its Peak state.

To his surprise, after experiencing the Secret Realm, he found that the density of his true essence had increased by another level. Although he hadn't broken through, this meant that he could charge towards the next Realm.

Becoming a Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator.

For Cultivators, reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage often leads to encountering Bottlenecks, and it's even highly possible for some Cultivators to remain stuck at a certain Realm of the Foundation Establishment Stage forever.

Just like his father, before consuming the fourth-grade spirit tea, he couldn't even perceive the existence of the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

In that case, no matter how much he Cultivated, he would only be treading water.

The previous Lin Shiming had no confidence in when he could Breakthrough to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

But now, he was confident that within the next three to ten years, he would be able to Breakthrough to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

And one must know that it had only been five years since he Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage!

After a brief moment of joy, Lin Shiming once again fell into contemplation.

Before him, the unavoidable issue was still Zi Xuan Sanren.

Immortal Master Divine Machine had been avoided because Immortal Master Divine Machine wouldn't pay much attention to him, but the Purple Mansion Daoist was different.

He was Lin Shiming's master.

Moreover, among the eleven people who truly came out of the Secret Realm, only he and Xie An remained!

Of course, for him, everything on Xie An's side also needed to go smoothly.

Just as Lin Shiming was thinking, a boundless firelight suddenly appeared on the Peak of Tianjian Peak, and a terrifying Sword Intent descended upon the entire Tianjian Peak.

For a moment, the spiritual swords in his Storage Pouch began to stir, as if being summoned.

Even more terrifying was that Lin Shiming felt his sword dao seed also showing signs of stirring at this moment.

His body trembled like a sword cry, with a strong tendency to transform into a spiritual sword and fly into the sky for battle.

Lin Shiming came out of the room and found that the mountain-protecting Formation was still suppressing a fire sword, and all around, countless spiritual swords were flying towards the Peak of Tianjian Peak.

Clearly, others also had this sensation.

And some people couldn't control their spiritual swords, which flew into the sky.

The next moment, the entire Tianjian Peak was adorned with thousands of hanging fire swords, and a Daoist-robed figure, holding a Yan Yang, fought alone against numerous Purple Mansion Cultivators.

It was precisely Xie An's Clone and the Yan Yang Spirit Communication Sword!

Under countless sword shadows, one Purple Mansion figure after another was cut down the mountain.

The stars in the sky flickered intensely, and the daytime Star River descended again, but this time, the power of the descending Star River was clearly not as grand and vast as in the daytime, and it was even more irresistible.

And Yan Yang, even more so, began to charge against the Star Giant in the sky, and behind the fire sword, Immortal Master Tianjian and Immortal Master Xuanjian appeared one after another.

But now, it seemed as if they had expended most of their power during the day, and at this moment, they were actually unable to do anything to Yan Yang for a time.

Lin Shiming knew that Yan Yang was not like other Cultivators; it still had a drop of thousand-year spiritual milk within its body.

This was something Yan Yang had requested from him.

This was also the exchange Yan Yang agreed to for helping Xie An and him.

This drop of thousand-year spiritual milk could at least allow Yan Yang to completely detonate the power of its original Magic Treasure.

Just like Chen Daoyuan detonated it in the Small World.

Under the vast night, the fiery red Yan Yang Sword was like a crimson sun.

Star Light fell from the sky, and countless other Sword Intents were generated.

However, Lin Shiming still saw that the Star Shift Array had a large hole broken in it, and the Yan Yang Sword had disappeared from the gap.

The fiery red light disappeared, and with it, the boundless Star Light and the Immortal Masters standing in the Void Realm.

Yan Yang succeeded. As a High Grade fifth-tier Magic Treasure, its power was far beyond that of the other five Spirit Communication Swords.

And Immortal Master Tianjian and Immortal Master Xuanjian had clearly also expended a great deal of energy during the day; such beings could not recover in just half a day.

Yan Yang precisely used this opportunity to break through the Star Shift Array.

Of course, the Star Shift Array not having the same power as during the day was also a reason.

The current Formation seemed to be the mountain-protecting Formation of Tianjian Peak alone, unlike the full Sect-wide mountain-protecting Formation prepared during the day.

Under the night sky, many Purple Mansion Cultivators came from Shenji Peak, Danqi Peak (Pill and Artifact Peak), and Haoran Peak, inquiring about matters concerning Tianjian Peak.

However, none of that concerned Lin Shiming at present.

Perhaps the current Zi Xuan Sanren was very depressed, and perhaps Xie An was also very depressed.

But none of it concerned him.

Xie An had made an oath of the heavenly dao, so there could be no accidents in their transaction.

As for Lin Shiming, he hoped that Zi Xuan Sanren was severely injured.

At least unable to emerge from seclusion for a short period, and as a Named Disciple, he naturally couldn't stay in the Sect for long.

Furthermore, he truly intended to mourn.

Lin Shiming took out a third-grade spiritual jade and sat cross-legged on the prayer mat, beginning to carve one by one.

For Cultivators, carving some simple spiritual coffin jade boxes was extremely easy.

Of course, to deceive the Qingxuan Sect Cultivators, he naturally had to carve it with extreme care.

It took a full half-day, and time turned to day again, but the Purple Mansion Daoist did not appear, as he had expected.

He looked at the jade box in his hand, seeing a sword lotus floating on top of it, appearing lifelike.

The System prompt did not appear, so Lin Shiming also hung white cloth in the room and took out two candles.

Then he took out a concealment Formation and entered the Grotto-heaven World.

"Seventh Grand Uncle, please advise!" Lin Shiming recounted the beginning of the matter and the possible events to Lin Xianzhi once more.

The latter nodded after hearing Lin Shiming's strategy and the course of events.

Clearly, in the current predicament, Lin Shiming's response plan was definitely the best possible choice.

And Yan Yang's escape also created a great opportunity for Lin Shiming.

Then, Lin Xianzhi also told Lin Shiming the supplementary plan for the Family.

During his days in the Grotto-heaven World, what he thought about most was how to make the Lin Family lie low.

The current Lin Family had absolutely become the most unignorable Foundation Establishment Family in Yunzhou.

In the future, the suspicions that the Li Family once faced would inevitably appear for their Lin Family.

Especially now that Immortal Master Divine Machine was probably preparing to Breakthrough to Nascent Soul, the Sect would definitely begin a major purge then.

And outside Sects would also inevitably begin to infiltrate in large numbers.

Lin Xianzhi was absolutely unsuitable to appear in the Lin Family's territory in Yunzhou, and not only Lin Xianzhi, but he, Lin Shiming, also had to keep a low profile.

In Lin Xianzhi's vision, Lin Shiming, whether he could or not, had to go into death seclusion in the Lin Family and Breakthrough to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

Of course, what Lin Xianzhi didn't know was that Lin Shiming had truly reached the point where he could Breakthrough to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

Otherwise, his expression at that time would probably have been very interesting.

After discussing the Lin Family's direction with Lin Xianzhi, Lin Shiming also became more confident.

As he was about to leave, Lin Xianzhi called out to Lin Shiming.

"Shiming, let me see the carving of my spiritual coffin!" Lin Xianzhi said with a smile.

Lin Shiming, somewhat embarrassed, took out the spiritual coffin, then returned to his room.

Time had also reached the third day.

Lin Shiming, holding the spiritual coffin jade box and dressed in simple white clothes, walked out of the room.

The next moment, a Cultivator walked out from the side, but upon seeing Lin Shiming holding the spiritual coffin and wearing mourning clothes, he was clearly somewhat surprised.

The reprimand on his lips even stopped.

"Senior Brother, please report to Master. Junior Brother needs to send Old Ancestor's remains back so that Old Ancestor's soul does not drift outside the domain!"

Lin Xianzhi's death was for the Purple Mansion Daoist, so at this moment, that Senior Brother clearly hesitated.

"Junior Brother Lin, Master seems to have important matters. Please wait, Junior Brother. Senior Brother will report for you!"

Lin Shiming wasn't surprised. If he were allowed to leave just like that, he would even suspect if they were trying to silence him.

Lin Shiming walked back, and the door to his room was wide open.

The Cultivator looked at Lin Shiming's room again, saw the mostly burnt white candles and some white mourning cloths.

Then, he also disappeared from his spot.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Cultivator arrived again.

"Junior Brother Lin, Master requests your presence!"

Lin Shiming followed him to the Purple Mansion Daoist's Immortal Cave.

This wasn't his first time here, but this time, he clearly felt that all the forbidden Formations of the Purple Mansion Daoist's Immortal Cave were activated.

And the Purple Mansion Daoist before him, though also wearing purple robes, had a much weaker aura.

Lin Shiming instantly understood that the Purple Mansion Daoist before him was a Clone.