307: Kill the big demon of Zifu and revise the skills (three-in-one thanks to the Tai Chi God for the reward)

On Shuangmu Island, rays of light shimmered, and Sword Qi and Spirit Light filled the entire world.

Golden Lotus of the Dao of the Sword bloomed everywhere in the Void Realm.

Lin Xianzhi stood with his sword, his entire body enveloped in golden sword light.

At this moment, he not only possessed the Peak Foundation Establishment cultivation, but had also successfully converted to Cultivate the Golden Lotus Dao Scripture.

However, his expression was not good. A more powerful sword scripture and a more powerful sword lotus also meant a greater consumption of True Essence.

In his hand, he held a jade bottle, and a drop of thousand-year spiritual milk was inside.

This was already the last drop!

He looked into the distance, still hesitating whether to consume it.

Outside the spirit barrier, an even larger Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird, with a wingspan of thirty zhang, had countless azure feathers emitting dazzling Spirit Light, accompanied by gusts of wind in the Void Realm.

Its crown was extremely large, and azure light converged on it. Every time it flickered, its wing feathers would grow like crazy.

Then, dense azure blade-like light feathers shot out, like a torrential storm.

The Sea Cloud Bird Great Demon seemed a bit impatient. It spread its wings and flapped them fiercely towards Shuangmu Island again.

Lin Xianzhi also pointed his sword, and the Sword Qi Golden Lotus behind him surged towards the azure light feathers of the Sea Cloud Bird.

A single golden sword lotus could annihilate countless feathers, especially the sword pistil within the sword lotus, which had completely condensed into Sword Qi Coagulation, shining with brilliant golden light and incredibly sharp.

But there were simply too many azure feather blades. At this moment, a massive azure old turtle suddenly rushed onto Shuangmu Island, blocking all the remaining azure feather blades.

And the turtle shell, covered in knife marks, became even denser, even showing signs of cracks!

The azure old turtle then fell back into the Formation.

This Azure Underworld Turtle was precisely a Peak Third-Order Yao Beast that Lin Xianzhi controlled with the Spirit Control Seal.

It was only by relying on the Formation on Shuangmu Island, coupled with the Azure Underworld Turtle, that they could withstand this Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird.

On the other side of the Formation, the situation was even more precarious.

Dozens of Third-Order Sea Cloud Birds charged towards the island-protecting grand Formation on the Lin Family's Shuangmu Island, including many Late Third-Order and Middle Third-Order Sea Cloud Birds.

Terrifying attacks came in waves.

Lin Houshou was in charge of the entire grand Formation, constantly arranging Cultivators to repair it and inject Spiritual Qi.

Lin Shijie, Lin Houwei, Lin Houyuan, and Lei Xuan, along with the Lin Family's Qi Refining Stage Ninth Level Cultivators, attacked these Third-Order Yao Beasts from a distance within the Formation.

Among them, Lin Houyuan, who had already broken through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and Lin Shijie, who was on the verge of a Breakthrough, became the greatest fighting force.

Next was Lei Xuan, who had just broken through. As a Thunder Spiritual Root Cultivator, he also Cultivated a Profound Rank thunder-attribute Cultivation Technique, condensing Intermediate Spells and Fierce Thunder, scorching many Third-Order Sea Cloud Birds crisp on the outside and tender on the inside.

In addition, there were many Third-Order Yao Beasts nearby. These were all Yao Beasts controlled by several people using the Spirit Control Seal, mostly common Third-Order Yao Beasts like Sea Cloud Birds and Mystic Spirit Turtles.

But the few of them exchanged glances, all feeling a sense of despair.

Only three or four Third-Order Yao Beasts had been killed, but there were still more than a dozen Third-Order Sea Cloud Birds flying in the sky.

Moreover, they looked at the few Qi Refining Stage Ninth Level Cultivators who were employing the Small Five Elements Battle Formation, all showing signs of exhaustion.

They were just Qi Refining Cultivators, and relying on the battle Formation, they couldn't last much longer.

Several Hou Generation clan elders even nearly had their Spirit Light dissipate, and the fresh blood surging from their throats was swallowed down only to surge up again.

"Ninth Uncle, all our spiritual milk is gone, and Mid-Grade Spirit Stones don't recover nearly as quickly!" Lin Houwei held the zijin gourd, and countless golden sand particles flew out, enveloping a Sea Cloud Bird, but it was torn apart by the dense azure light.

Failing to kill it, he looked at Lin Houyuan. He felt that the Lin Family should retreat, for the sake of rationality.

Lin Houyuan's spirit sword continued to strike, but he didn't answer. From the corner of his eye, he glimpsed Lin Houshou.

In fact, Lin Houshou was under the most pressure. At this moment, he held dozens of Formation Flags in his hands, and his mouth was full of countless Rejuvenation Pills.

While controlling the entire island-protecting grand Formation, he also had to constantly grab High-Grade Spirit Stones and absorb them for a while.

The faster he absorbed, the more his body trembled, and the unstoppable Spirit Light moved erratically on his body, appearing like a colorful figure.

The consequence of doing this would, at the very least, halt his Dao path at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

More seriously, he could die on the spot!

Lin Houshou's face was incomparably grim; no one knew better than he how terrible his current state was.

Moreover, only he knew that he had applied the terrifying aspects of the Detailed Explanation of Array Instruments to the Formation, allowing the Lin Family's island-protecting grand Formation, which originally only had the power of a High Grade Third-Order, to display the power of a top-grade Third-Order Formation.

He looked at Lin Shiyun, who was still within the Small Five Elements Formation, with a hint of eagerness in his eyes.

He had already summarized all the Jade Slips on Formations and given them to the latter.

And after this battle, he expected that the latter would be able to obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill and break through to Foundation Establishment.

He then looked inside Shuangmu Island, where another holy mountain of the Lin Family was located. On the holy mountain, Lin Yuqing, Lin Shilei, and Lin Houfei were in the midst of breaking through to Foundation Establishment, having reached a critical juncture.

One was the Lin Family's former Grand Elder, one was the Lin Family's most talented Disciple with the best Spiritual Root, a Thunder Spiritual Root, and the other was the head of the Lin Family's Artifact Refining Hall.

This was also why they could not retreat from Shuangmu Island. At least until there was no hope, they had to hold on, even if only for one more second, as it could mean one person breaking through!

Otherwise, forcibly interrupting a Breakthrough could even lead to the collapse of the Physical Body, a consequence far more severe than a failed Foundation Establishment.

Suddenly, the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird in the distance seemed to lose patience and let out a long cry.

Terrifying Fourth-Order spiritual might spread out, stirring up layers of sea waves.

Accompanying this was a group of Third-Order Sea Cloud Birds, almost desperately diving from high altitude towards the spiritual Formation.

The dense azure light and the sky full of azure blades immediately made Lin Houyuan and Lin Shiyi frantic, and three of the Third-Order Spirit Beasts they controlled died on the spot!

In the distance, the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird also condensed a huge azure spiritual blade this time, measuring thirty to forty zhang long.

With one strike, the already scarred Azure Underworld Turtle's shell immediately shattered into two pieces, and the Azure Underworld Turtle controlled by the Spirit Control Seal perished on the spot.

Lin Xianzhi violently spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood.

The residual azure light even spilled onto the Formation, causing Lin Houshou's body to be struck heavily and fall from high altitude.

The Formation completely collapsed, and several Formation Flags shattered on the spot.

Lin Houshou's face was ashen. His internal injuries and dwindling True Essence made it difficult for him to even maintain flight with his sword.

He might even become the first Cultivator to fall to his death.

Furthermore, because he frantically consumed Medicinal Pills and absorbed the Spiritual Qi from High-Grade Spirit Stones without the guidance of a spiritual art, it began to move erratically within his body, damaging his internal Bloodline.

And even if he wanted to guide it, he found he had no strength left to control it!

All that awaited him was death!

However, he did not regret it. Dying within the Formation, he had lived up to his mother's expectations.

He only hated himself for being... incompetent!

Then, in the next moment, Lin Houshou saw his body suddenly stop.

A figure he recognized all too well appeared before him.

"Second Uncle, Shiming is late!" Lin Shiming said softly.

And at this moment, Lin Houshou felt tears welling up in his eyes.

They hadn't waited for the three of them to break through, but they had waited for Lin Shiming.

That was enough!

Beside Lin Shiming's body, Wang Jiao, the Red-haired Demon Monkey, and the Golden Winged Mantis all flew out.

They transformed into three streaks of light and shot towards the group of Sea Cloud Birds.

Wang Jiao had just broken through to the Middle Stage of Third-Order, and his scales were even darker and more sinister, his large green eyes showing even more ferocity.

The caudal fin of his tail had already appeared, and his scales were identical to those of a Dragon, though there were still a few bumps on his forehead and belly.

However, his strength and speed were in no way inferior to a Late Third-Order Yao Beast.

He displayed the full might of a half-flood Dragon!

Golden Wings and the Red-haired Demon Monkey were not to be outdone. The Late Third-Order Golden Winged Mantis, with all eight wings unfurled, was so fast that even the speed-oriented Sea Cloud Birds could only suffer losses behind it. In the blink of an eye, it severed the heads of several Third-Order Yao Beasts.

The Red-haired Demon Monkey transformed into a three-zhang giant ape, with flames soaring from its entire body. Countless flame spirit patterns appeared on its surface, making it resemble a fire giant. It wielded the Crimson Flame Fire Staff and the Yuan Magnetic Seal, charging madly at the Sea Cloud Birds.

The situation immediately reversed, and Lin Houyuan and Lin Shijie in the distance all breathed a sigh of relief.

The growth of the three Yao Beasts also greatly astonished and delighted them.

Lin Shiming flew out countless jade bottles, containing the remaining few drops of hundred-year spiritual milk. He only kept three drops of thousand-year spiritual milk.

These would be useful to him even after he reached the Purple Mansion Realm in the future.

Everyone took the hundred-year spiritual milk and quickly consumed it. The crisis on Shuangmu Island was not yet over, especially since the Formation was gone. Not a single Sea Cloud Bird could be allowed to escape, otherwise, the Lin Family's Qi Refining Cultivators might suffer even greater losses.

Lin Shiming didn't stop. He placed Lin Houshou aside and flew towards Lin Xianzhi.

At this moment, Lin Xianzhi was in an extremely bad situation.

The last drop of thousand-year spiritual milk had already been consumed, but the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird was even more frantic and fierce. Especially after seeing Lin Shiming appear, it shrieked, its azure crown becoming extremely dense, countless azure blades flying out, and its body followed closely behind!

It wanted to tear Lin Xianzhi apart alive!

But in the next moment, twenty grass swords flew lightly from a distance.

These twenty grass swords seemed weightless, but at that moment, the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird's feathers all stood on end.

It was precisely the second stance of Lin Shiming's Grass Sword Art, 'Calamity Transference'!

Due to his Breakthrough to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, the number of Calamity Transference Sword Grasses he could wield had doubled.

The Sword Intent domain was even larger, and Sword Grass seeds, condensed from Sword Intent, landed, sprouted, and transformed into three-foot grass swords!

Each of those Sword Grasses was like a treasured sword that had endured countless hardships, each one seemingly wanting to cleave the heavens.

The power of twenty swords was unprecedentedly spectacular, and far more terrifying than the ten swords Lin Shiming had wielded in the Small World!

The Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird had no choice but to stop, its feathers closing, and its two wings extended forward.

The dense azure light transformed into a huge feather shield.

The azure crown became so dense that it turned bright green, activated to its extreme!

In the next moment, a terrifying roar sounded, and azure light and green light intertwined, forming a huge ball of light that bloomed.

Lin Shiming retreated many steps, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood!

He quickly consumed a drop of thousand-year spiritual milk!

This move had exhausted most of his True Essence!

The Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird, however, was utterly miserable. Although it was a Purple Mansion Great Demon, it had only recently broken through to the Purple Mansion Realm.

Countless feathers were severed, and among them were even several vital spiritual feathers. Large patches of flesh and blood fell, and its flight was greatly affected.

But this Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird was still incredibly powerful.

Moreover, dense azure light still enveloped its wings, and countless new azure feathers grew.

Lin Shiming in the distance also frowned. The troublesome nature of this Purple Mansion Great Demon was indeed far beyond what a Third-Order Yao Beast could compare to.

The other Lin Family members in the distance were also stunned.

They had never expected that Lin Shiming's combat strength had, at some unknown point, surpassed Lin Xianzhi's.

But upon seeing the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird, everyone couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow.

The Purple Mansion Great Demon's strength was simply too unfathomable!

It was like a towering mountain, pressing down on everyone's hearts, incredibly heavy!

"Seventh Grand Uncle, get on the ship!" A voice rang out, and Lin Shiming took out the war treasure ship.

Eight Spirit Puppets each fell into eight Spirit Storage Slots, and in addition, a Wood Demon took its place in the last Spirit Storage Slot.

The war treasure ship activated, and a dense Sword Formation appeared, enveloping the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird.

The Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird was enormous, but when the war treasure ship was deployed, it was even larger than the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird.

One must know that this treasure ship had once withstood the Taiqing Purple Jade Python; this Sea Cloud Bird's Bloodline and strength were countless levels inferior to the Taiqing Purple Jade Python!

Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi both boarded the treasure ship, continuing to exert terrifying pressure on the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird from it!

This scene completely invigorated the Lin Family members.

Their Lin Family had a war treasure ship!

This was an existence comparable to the Purple Mansion.

And with Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi, Shuangmu Island would not only be defended, but they would also be able to conquer larger islands.

All the Lin Family members were incredibly excited, and they began to clear out the remaining Sea Cloud Birds even more frantically.

Of course, they were also even more surprised by Lin Shiming's three Yao Beasts.

The three Yao Beasts had almost annihilated more than half of the Third-Order Sea Cloud Birds.

On Lin Shiming's side, with the war treasure ship, the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird's large-scale azure blade attacks were blocked by the treasure ship's Spirit Shield.

Conversely, Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi continuously unleashed Sword Arts, Lin Xianzhi's Golden Lotus power was also immense, not to mention Lin Shiming constantly employing Heaven Severing.

Heaven Severing consumed far less Qi, but its power was equally significant.

Lin Shiming looked at Lin Xianzhi, who also took out two small flags, precisely the soul splitting banners. In addition, Lin Shiming also took out the Crushing God Plate and the soul splitting banner, two top-grade Magical Artifacts.

He also scattered countless seeds, condensing countless Poison Flood Dragon Vines.

This time, the Poison Flood Dragon Vines were also released with Lin Shiming's full power. Hundreds of seeds, all released, formed a sea of vines.

Dense and numerous, accompanied by poisonous mist, they surged towards the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird.

This grand and spectacular scene made the Lin Family Cultivators with Wood Spiritual Roots wish they could all go Cultivate the Wood Vine Technique.

The Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird did not possess the wisdom of Cultivators. It only knew to release countless azure blades to cut down the Poison Flood Dragons, but it did not know how to disperse the poisonous mist.

Those Poison Flood Dragon Vines did not diminish at all, constantly reorganizing and then continuing to bind the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird.

The newly formed Poison Flood Dragon Vines also grew more and more numerous, and the poisonous mist also grew larger and larger!

Meanwhile, the war treasure ship condensed a hundred-zhang-long Sword Light, slashing towards the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird.

The Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird once again deployed its feather shield.

Another terrifying collision occurred, and terrifying True Essence Spirit Light, dazzling beyond compare, spread out, causing mountains to collapse and seas to roar, incredibly terrifying!

At the same time, Lin Xianzhi also deployed two soul splitting banners, while Lin Shiming used the Crushing God Plate and the soul splitting banner.

Although it was a Purple Mansion Great Demon with a Fourth-Order Divine Soul, it still paused.

During this pause, Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi each once again unleashed their strongest sword moves.

Lin Xianzhi's Sword Lotus had three Sword Cores, all formed by Sword Qi Coagulation, far more terrifying than ordinary Sword Light.

And Lin Shiming's Tribulation Transformation was also unleashed again. This time, there were twenty-five Sword Grasses, even more terrifying than before!

Azure and golden light completely submerged the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird.

The entire sky, apart from Sword Qi, was Sword Qi!

With a tragic shriek.

The Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird was completely cut into several pieces. To prevent the Sea Cloud Bird from escaping, Lin Shiming even ordered the Wood Demon to control the war treasure ship and violently ram into the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird.

Finally, another sword strike shattered the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird's Divine Soul!

The Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird was completely dead.

Lin Shiming was fine, only his True Essence was severely depleted, but Lin Xianzhi stumbled, almost falling to the ground.

He was quite seriously injured. Lin Shiming quickly took out the Third-Order healing Medicinal Pills and Reverting Essence Pills refined by Lin Shitao and gave them to him.

At the same time, he collected the remains of the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird and drove the war treasure ship towards the Third-Order Sea Cloud Birds that Lin Houyuan and the others were fighting.

In the time it took for half an incense stick to burn, the battle was completely resolved.

However, everyone didn't have time to rejoice before they looked towards the Sacred Mountain. Lin Houshou sat in front of the Sacred Mountain, guarding the last Formation.

It was also the last sound-insulating Formation.

With this Formation, it could prevent the three Cultivators who were undergoing Foundation Establishment from being disturbed by the terrifying commotion, or even suffering Qi Deviation, completely severing their path of Cultivation.

Lin Shiming almost flashed, arriving beside Lin Houshou.

He helped the latter up.

"Shiming, I can get up by myself. You also need to recover. Your Second Uncle isn't that fragile!" Lin Houshou's mouth was twisted in pain, but he was still thinking of Lin Shiming.

"Second Uncle, your Meridians!" Lin Shiming didn't care about Lin Houshou's words and continued to help him up, but then he sensed Lin Houshou's Meridians.

They were already damaged beyond recognition, to the point where he couldn't even autonomously circulate his Spirit Arts to Cultivate.

He couldn't imagine that this was a Cultivator's body.

To still be alive was a miracle.

He was hanging on by that last breath!

Moreover, countless unrefined True Essence was surging within his body, stripping away his vitality!

Lin Shiming was completely stunned at this moment and also injected a considerable amount of wood-attribute True Essence.

He was a hidden Spiritual Body. He had some hope that the True Essence, effective for plants, would also be effective for healing.

However, there was no improvement at all. He then took out countless healing Medicinal Pills.

Still somewhat useless.

Too many Meridians were broken, and Lin Houshou was not a Body Cultivator with immense recovery abilities, nor did he have True Essence circulating to protect his body, so his injuries were concerning.

Lin Shiming's injection of True Essence even caused a considerable counter-effect.

"Shiming, don't take any more. Does Second Uncle not know his own body?"

"You brat, the Spirit Arts you learned as a child, I taught them all..." Lin Houshou continued to endure the pain and speak.

However, these words made Lin Shiming's eyes slightly red.

"I was only destined to live for one hundred and twenty years. To reach the Foundation Establishment Stage, I couldn't even imagine it. Second Uncle is already... content!" Lin Houshou continued to speak.

He then turned with difficulty, looking at the Sacred Mountain behind him.

The auras of the three people there were still stable.

Because he knew the difficulty of Foundation Establishment, he knew that feeling of despair followed by a glimmer of hope.

He was even more unwilling for these three to make a mistake in their Foundation Establishment Breakthrough!

That feeling of living in regret for a lifetime, of silently stopping whenever he saw a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he didn't want to experience it again, nor did he want the other Cultivators of the Family to experience it.

The feeling of Breakthrough... was truly wonderful!

Lin Houshou turned slightly and looked at Lin Shiming again.

"The Third-Order High Grade Formation, I've researched it. It's today's Formation, how is it?"

Lin Houshou spoke again. By this time, many Cultivators had gathered around, watching with moist eyes. Lin Shiyun, who was nearby, even knelt down directly.

"It's amazing!" Lin Shiming said, his voice already choked with emotion.

This Second Uncle, who guarded the Family's Treasure Pavilion, was also the Second Uncle who used to secretly teach him some extra Spells in the Treasure Pavilion.

"Please grant Lin Houshou the Blood Demon Body Refining Cultivation Technique. By using the blood of Third-Order Sea Cloud Birds and thousand-year spiritual milk, he can successfully Cultivate the Blood Demon Body Refining!"

At this moment, the System's prompt suddenly sounded.

Lin Shiming's mind also changed involuntarily.

He had the Blood Demon Body Refining Cultivation Technique, which he had snatched from Qian Yongfu.

This Cultivation Technique was a Demonic Path Body Refining Cultivation Technique. It could not only maintain the body's vitality but also had various secret arts, such as the Blood Demon Breaking Seal, which could decipher the family jade book.

However, when breaking through some major Realms, one needed to face a hundredfold Heart Demon.

Once failed, one would completely degenerate into a Devil Head who only knew how to kill.

Qian Yongfu back then dared not use the Blood Demon Body Refining Cultivation Technique to enter the Fourth-Order Purple Mansion, nor was he willing to face that terrifying Heart Demon tribulation.

However, at this moment for Lin Shiming, saving Lin Houshou's life was more important.

As for Heart Demons and slaughter, how many Cultivators had no evil or slaughter in their hands?

In the Outer Sea, Yao Beasts were endless. Even if Lin Houshou were to Cultivate, he could just use Yao Beast blood.

And Blood Demon Body Refining, with its powerful rapid advancement ability, could allow Lin Houshou's body to quickly progress in Body Refining. As long as he reached a certain level, he would be able to recover autonomously.

"Father, Eldest Brother, please try to get as much fresh blood from the Third-Order Sea Cloud Birds as possible!"

Lin Shijie and Lin Houyuan saw Lin Shiming's extremely serious expression and immediately complied.

Lin Shiming then set up a sound-insulating Formation and a Divine Sense-isolating Formation on the spot. After placing down a series of Formation Plates, Lin Shiming looked at Lin Houshou.

"Second Uncle, cultivating this Body Refining Cultivation Technique can preserve your current state!"

Lin Houshou took the Jade Slip and, seeing Blood Demon Body Refining, was completely shocked.

"Shiming, this is a Demonic Technique!"

"What saves lives is a good Cultivation Technique!"

"Second Uncle, don't hesitate. The Family can't do without you, no matter who else is missing!"

"Besides, you haven't even seen me Breakthrough to Purple Mansion. How can you give up, Second Uncle!" Lin Shiming continued to persuade him.

The latter also nodded. With hope, he immediately began to practice the Blood Demon Body Refining Cultivation Technique on the spot.

The physique of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, whether they had undergone Body Refining or not, was stronger than that of a Qi Refining Cultivator.

As a result, he entered the state extremely quickly, and as the Yao blood of the Third-Order Sea Cloud Birds was brought, Lin Houshou swallowed it raw.

That bloody scene also made Lin Shiming finally understand why Righteous Path Cultivators relentlessly hunted down Cultivators who practiced true Demonic Techniques.

If one could improve by swallowing fresh blood, how many Demonic Cultivators could resist not committing slaughter?

And these Demonic Cultivators didn't commit slaughter against Yao Beasts, but against Mortals and some Righteous Path Cultivators!

Next, Lin Shiming stayed by his side, guarding him. During this time, he took out many mysterious black Spirit Fish and gave them to Lin Houshou to consume!

After three days, Lin Houshou's condition finally improved. His aura grew stronger and stronger, but he still couldn't stop.

However, Lin Shiming now had more important things to do: to harvest the island occupied by the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird!

There was a Fourth-Order Spiritual Vein and Fourth-Order Spirit Fruits there!