301: Red Lion Ridge, Blazing Griffin

In Qingyun Market, Free Spirit Yunling stood in the sky, like a True Immortal receiving the worship of all living beings!

He possessed an immortal demeanor and a Daoist bone structure, with white robes fluttering, and a layer of Spirit Light seemed to surround him!

An Aura spread out, so grand that people couldn't help but lower their heads.

"Welcome, Free Spirit Yunling! All Cultivators from Yun Province have arrived. Please, Sanren, give your orders!" Zhang Haoling's respectful welcome brought everyone back to reality.

The others quickly bowed and saluted, greeting the Daoist.

Lin Shiming was also below the stage. He hadn't expected Free Spirit Yunling to arrive so quickly, or with such a grand display.

This Spirit Light and Aura completely awed everyone in Yun Province.

However, for Lin Shiming, comparing this Aura with Zi Xuan Sanren and the newly promoted Daoist of Qingxuan Sect to understand Free Spirit Yunling's strength was what he needed to do most at the moment.

"Everyone, your righteousness is admirable," Lin said. "From ancient times, this Eastern Region has been the territory of our Human Race, and Red Lion Ridge, where it is located, was once a major city in Yun Province, only to be occupied by the Great Demon of Red Lion Ridge!"

"Today, Lin, though unworthy, is willing to lead you all to exterminate the Yao Beast. All gains will still be distributed equally according to effort!" Free Spirit Yunling declared righteously.

Then, without waiting for a reply, he spoke again:

"Everyone, after a day of rest, we shall depart. Speed is of the essence!"

After speaking, Free Spirit Yunling descended into the market. The Zhang Family Cultivators also left with him.

Lin Shiming also returned to the second floor of the Lin Family Restaurant.

The remaining division of shops and other matters naturally didn't require his attention.

He didn't want to bring too many people to Red Lion Ridge this time, only Lin Shiyi, Lin Zekong, Lin Zelu, and Lin Houyuan.

The Zhang Family's urgency in this Yao Beast extermination naturally didn't call for more Cultivators, but rather for elite Cultivators.

The reason for requiring Genius Cultivators was simply to make the families think twice and not to hold back.

This was to prevent many families from fleeing at Red Lion Ridge, and having Geniuses accompany them was also an unstated agreement for this extermination.

If any Family secretly held back and didn't let their Geniuses participate, they would likely face the Zhang Family's reckoning.

A day passed in the blink of an eye.

As the sun dawned, in front of Qingyun Market, a huge war treasure ship floated in the Void Realm, with a banner bearing the character 'Zhang' fluttering in the high winds!

As a Purple Mansion Family from Jin Province and having an excellent relationship with the Qingxuan Sect, it was not surprising for them to possess a war treasure ship.

However, for the Cultivators of Yun Province, their fear of the Zhang Family increased by another level.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, Fellow Daoist Chen, as the top three families in Yun Province, I hope you two Fellow Daoists will cooperate fully this time. If you have any requests, feel free to voice them!" Zhang Haoling stood before the spirit boat, looked around at everyone, then turned to Lin Shiming and Chen Xuankong.

Lin Shiming also smiled and nodded in response. As for requests, he naturally understood that it was merely a polite formality!

Next, Zhang Haoling arranged for the Cultivators to board the war treasure ship.

At this moment, there were indeed a few Foundation Establishment Families who hadn't brought their Family's Geniuses.

The consequence was that they couldn't even board the war treasure ship.

Not to mention the potential targeting by the Zhang Family later!

Lin Shiming, however, remained indifferent to this. All of the Zhang Family's actions couldn't be changed by one person.

Those self-righteous families would also reap what they sowed.

Cultivation Families in the Cultivation World have always been like this!

Destruction and prosperity are often just a thought away!

Soon, there were over three to four hundred people on the treasure boat, most of whom were Zhang Family Cultivators, wearing standard white cloud Daoist robes.

The rest were Cultivators from various families in Yun Province, dressed in different styles.

Chen Xuankong now treated Lin Shiming with much more respect, seeing him as an equal. Cultivators always respected strength.

However, when he looked at Lin Shiming, his eyes would occasionally dart away, slightly red, as if recalling the harsh words he had uttered during the grand competition that day.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, your Chen Family has brought many Cultivators this time. If Lin cannot look after the younger generation, I hope we can assist each other!"

Lin Shiming took the initiative to speak, easing the awkwardness.

For the Lin Family to establish itself in Yun Province and to remain dormant, it naturally couldn't offend the Zhang Family and the Chen Family. This was also why he had been so supportive of Zhang Haoling earlier!

Chen Xuankong also nodded repeatedly and guaranteed multiple times that the Chen Family would advance and retreat with the Lin Family!

Of course, Lin Shiming couldn't truly take that statement to heart.

Once on the spirit boat, Lin Shiming began to observe his surroundings. He discovered that this war treasure ship, like his own, only had nine Spirit Storage Slots.

Beside him, Lin Zekong and Lin Zelu also curiously examined the war treasure ship, especially Lin Zelu, who was inspecting its Spirit Runes.

However, after observing for a while, he felt incredibly dizzy!

How could a Fourth-Order Spirit Rune be something a Qi Refining Cultivator like him could grasp and examine?

"Seventh Uncle, if our Lin Family had a war treasure ship like this, it would be wonderful!" Lin Zekong exclaimed with some envy.

A large ship comparable to a Purple Mansion Cultivator also made the young man somewhat envious.

Lin Zelu immediately agreed, and even a glint of light appeared in his eyes.

Lin Shiming, however, didn't answer, only nodding.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he couldn't possibly say that their Lin Family actually had one!

The war treasure ship's speed was extremely fast. Although Red Lion Ridge was not close to Qingyun Market, under the speed of a Fourth-Order war treasure ship, in less than half a day, a fiery red mountain range could already be vaguely seen.

Red Lion Ridge was covered with fire maple trees, appearing like a volcano year-round. Moreover, at sunset, the mountains of red maple trees seemed to ignite.

It was truly wondrous!

As the war treasure ship approached, it also triggered the alarm of Red Lion Ridge. Many Fire Cloud Birds flew out from Red Lion Ridge, charging towards the spirit boat first.

These Fire Cloud Birds were entirely red, like raging flames. Their cultivation and strength were all above Third-Order, ranging from Third-Order Early Stage to Third-Order Late Stage.

There were more than twenty of them!

Zhang Haoling and Zhang Haogang of the Zhang Family also appeared at the front of the spirit boat first.

"Everyone, the Purple Mansion Great Demon will be handled by my uncle. These remaining Fire Cloud Birds are the beasts we need to slay!" Zhang Haoling spoke first.

Then, he directly took out the black cloud tower he had exchanged with Lin Shiming, and held a top-grade Magical Artifact sword in his other hand.

He charged out first, while Zhang Haogang remained on the war treasure ship.

At this moment, Lin Shiming also took a big step, following Zhang Haoling out.

Having already displayed his Foundation Establishment Late Stage strength during the market allocation competition, he couldn't hide his strength as he used to.

However, even displaying his Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivation was merely the tip of the iceberg of his true strength.

The battle quickly became chaotic. Foundation Establishment Cultivators faced off against the group of Fire Cloud Birds, while Qi Refining Cultivators, from the war treasure ship, attacked from a distance. Various Spells and Magical Artifacts surged towards the Fire Cloud Birds.

As the Fire Cloud Birds charged out, many fiery red Blazing Lions also emerged from Red Lion Ridge below.

Each one was incredibly fast, directly pouncing towards the Cultivators.

Many of these Blazing Lions were also Third-Order beings.

As a Purple Mansion Great Demon, it already possessed considerable intelligence and would summon Yao Beasts to patrol its territory.

On the periphery, there were also many Second-Order Yao Beasts. These Yao Beasts were all handed over to the Geniuses of various families and the Cultivators of the Zhang Family.

In front of Red Lion Ridge, Lin Shiming single-handedly fought against two Third-Order Fire Cloud Birds.

With the Zilai Sword in one hand and the Lai Yun Sword in the other, along with the Purple Gold Vine, the two Fire Cloud Birds struggled and shrieked continuously.

Various fire lights were unleashed to their fullest.

However, their speed was suppressed by the Purple Gold Vine, and their attacks were completely blocked by the Zilai Sword and Lai Yun Sword. Furthermore, endless Sword Qi ravaged them, causing the two Fire Cloud Birds to roar powerlessly, their bodies accumulating more and more wounds.

In his spare time, Lin Shiming saw Zhang Haoling. Zhang Haoling's strength was clearly Peak Foundation Establishment, and his sword technique also contained Sword Intent. With the black cloud tower opening and closing, three Third-Order Late Stage Fire Cloud Birds had already died by his hand.

Next to him, Chen Xuankong was struggling a bit. He was also fighting two Third-Order Late Stage Fire Cloud Birds alone and needed Zhang Haoling to occasionally assist him with a few moves.

"Roar!" As the scene became extremely chaotic, a fiery red figure streaked across the Void Realm from deep within Red Lion Ridge, heading towards Zhang Haoling.

Lin Shiming immediately moved to the side.

This red figure was precisely the Purple Mansion Great Demon, the Blazing Gryphon!

A burst of flames flew out, and everyone felt a sea of fire engulf them. The terrifying heat made everyone feel their clothes spontaneously combusting.

It took countless Ice Spells and Water Spirit Shields to recover.

And this was just the temperature of the sea of fire as it rushed towards them. Seeing this terrifying attack about to grab Zhang Haoling.

"Beast!" A figure also flew out from the spirit boat.

Free Spirit Yunling finally made his move. In his hands, four Magic Treasures glowed brightly.

Among them, the Vajra Ring manifested countless golden Sanskrit characters, wrapping around the Blazing Gryphon's head, attempting to trap it.

The remaining three treasures included an Ice Pearl, containing infinite ice power!

As the white pearl fell into the air, the surrounding temperature immediately dropped.

In addition, there were two spirit swords. These spirit sword Magic Treasures were also twin swords, possessing immense power!

Free Spirit Yunling and the Blazing Gryphon quickly engaged in a terrifying battle.

The surrounding Foundation Establishment Cultivators also separated, as Purple Mansion battles were naturally beyond their ability to withstand.

Among them, Lin Shiming moved even faster. Under his instructions, Lin Shiyi protected Lin Zekong and Lin Zelu, while he himself, in the blink of an eye, slew the two Fire Cloud Birds.

He naturally wouldn't dutifully work for the Zhang Family. He was also very tempted by the treasures and other spiritual items of Red Lion Ridge.

It was a pity he wasn't a Spirit Seeker, otherwise, he would even have ideas about the Fourth-Order Spiritual Vein.

And the System prompt appeared before his eyes, cooperating perfectly.

"Please clear the Gryphon's Immortal Cave in Red Lion Ridge. You will obtain a Fourth-Order flame crystal and a Mid-Grade Spirit Stone Mine!"

As soon as the System prompt appeared, Lin Shiming was instantly overjoyed.

Fourth-Order flame crystal, like Fourth-Order spirit soil, is an extremely pure fire-attribute Spiritual Vein that gives birth to such a thing.

Furthermore, pure fire-attribute Spiritual Veins are usually found in volcanoes. For a fire-attribute Spiritual Vein in a mountain range like this to produce flame crystal is one in a hundred.

The presence of flame crystal here was an unexpected surprise!

One must know that flame crystal is most helpful to fire-attribute Spirit Beasts.

No wonder the Blazing Gryphon stayed at Red Lion Ridge!

Of course, Lin Shiming's body couldn't move. He was, after all, in the sight of Zhang Haoling, Zhang Haogang, and others.

Claiming treasures beforehand was a major taboo in Family joint battles.

And although he was confident that his Divine Sense was not inferior to Zhang Haoling's, at this moment, there was also a Purple Mansion Cultivator. If even a sliver of his Divine Sense focused on the battlefield, he might be discovered.

However, not taking action also didn't align with his style!

At this moment, Free Spirit Yunling was fully occupied, and the war treasure ship also attacked the Blazing Gryphon.

He even secretly saw several Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and Early Stage Cultivators disappear from the battlefield.

Lin Shiming gently flicked his sleeve, and indistinctly, a cocoon coffin and peach blossoms flashed by.

His body, however, remained in its original spot, heading towards Zhang Haoling.

At this moment, Zhang Haoling was in a rather dire state. He, a Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator, was facing two Peak Third-Order Gryphons and a Blazing Lion!

Lin Shiming's appearance greatly relieved Zhang Haoling!

The next moment, Zhang Haoling's eyes flashed with a sharp glint, because in his line of sight, at least five Foundation Establishment Cultivators had taken advantage of the Purple Mansion battle's overwhelming power to disappear from everyone's view.

He naturally understood the reason behind it.

However, at present, he had no choice but to face these two Gryphons.

As for the Third-Order Late Stage Blazing Lion, it was being held back by Lin Shiming!

Overall, on the entire battlefield, the Cultivators of Yun Province still held the upper hand.

Free Spirit Yunling, as expected of an Artifact Refiner, took out another Magic Treasure!

With one person wielding five Magic Treasures, plus the war treasure ship, the Fourth-Order Early Stage Blazing Gryphon gradually showed signs of weakening.

Blazing fire and various Spirit Lights intertwined, like an erupting volcano, making it impossible for anyone to approach.

And at this moment, Zhang Haogang also led people to set up a Formation to prevent the Blazing Gryphon from escaping!

Zhang Haoling led the other Zhang Family Foundation Establishment Cultivators and other Family Foundation Establishment Cultivators, slowly slaying the Fire Cloud Birds and Blazing Lions.

The entire occupation of Red Lion Ridge proceeded very smoothly.

So smoothly that Lin Shiming felt a little worried.

In previous attacks on Purple Mansion Great Demons, other Purple Mansion Great Demons would also come to assist.

However, this time, none were seen.

Finally, Zhang Haoling slew one Peak Third-Order Gryphon, while the remaining one was jointly ganged up on and killed by Lin Shiming, Chen Xuankong, and several other Foundation Establishment Cultivators!

Everyone looked towards Free Spirit Yunling's side. The encircling Formation had been burned through with a huge hole.

The Vajra Ring had already bound one of the Blazing Gryphon's bloody wings.

As the war treasure ship charged, a sword Formation appeared the next moment, trapping the Blazing Gryphon.

And Free Spirit Yunling's Magic Treasure twin swords also erupted with unparalleled Sword Intent.

Slaying the Fourth-Order Purple Mansion Great Demon on the spot!

Thus, the Cultivators of Yun Province achieved a great victory!

However, while slaying the Gryphon, Free Spirit Yunling clearly had three fresh bloody gashes on his front, and his Aura had also dropped to its lowest point.

The next moment, Free Spirit Yunling returned to the war treasure ship and began to recuperate.

"Everyone, follow me to clear Red Lion Ridge!" Zhang Haoling was also full of smiles, but at the same time, his smile was mixed with murderous intent.

He had clearly seen several Foundation Establishment Cultivators secretly going to claim treasures with his Divine Sense!

A group of Foundation Establishment Cultivators aggressively rushed towards the depths of Red Lion Ridge, only to see a huge fiery red Immortal Cave appear before their eyes.

Several Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivators, led by a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivator, also happened to fly out of the Immortal Cave.