308: Shijie Heart Knot, Level 4 Spiritual Veins (three-in-one thanks to Zhan Lu Jiang and Zi Mu for their rewards)

On Shuangmu Island, surging waves swept towards the beach.

It was as if the battle from a few days ago had not yet concluded.

A group of Cultivators in green robes landed on the beach, creating a solemn scene.

In the distance, a streak of green sword light approached, and a green figure descended from it:

"Seventh Grand Uncle!"

The figure in green was Lin Shiming, who had arrived late.

"Shiming, delays can lead to complications, let's depart now!"

Lin Xianzhi spoke, and Lin Shiming also took out the war treasure ship. This was the Outer Sea, and no other Cultivators were seen, nor was it possible to encounter Qingxuan Sect Cultivators. The Lin Family could display its strength here without any exposure.

The group jumped onto the war treasure ship. The new Formation on Shuangmu Island was taken over by Lin Shiyun, while Lin Houyuan stayed on Shuangmu Island with Lei Xuan.

Lin Shijie, Lin Houwei, and many Lin Family Qi Refining Cultivators couldn't help but look around as soon as they boarded the treasure ship. This was the first war treasure ship the Lin Family owned.

While curious, everyone also felt a surge of pride.

Among them, Lin Shiyun and Lin Zelu began to meticulously study the Spirit Runes and Formations on the treasure ship.

However, their profoundness was naturally beyond what the two Qi Refining Cultivators could thoroughly research.

Besides the spirit boat, many Cultivators were also quite interested in the Spirit Puppet in front of the spirit platform.

The Qi Refining juniors were researching in the back, while Lin Shiming, Lin Shijie, and Lin Xianzhi stood at the very front of the spirit boat.

The spirit boat was steered by Lin Shijie, while Lin Xianzhi and Lin Shiming were on alert nearby.

The purpose of this trip was Haiyun Island, the nest of the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird.

The distance was not close. The Lin Family had already explored it once. After a patrol, Lin Xianzhi returned to his room on the treasure ship. The injuries he sustained a few days ago were quite severe, and it was a good time for him to recuperate.

Perhaps upon reaching Haiyun Island, another fierce battle awaited!

At the front of the treasure ship, only Lin Shiming and Lin Shijie, the two brothers, remained.

Lin Shiming looked at the sea level, then at Lin Shijie.

At this moment, Lin Shijie's eyes were somewhat dazed. His True Essence was still continuously being channeled into the ship.

But his thoughts were on the vast sea, looking somewhat empty.

This state, in this unknown sea, made Lin Shiming extremely uneasy.

"Big Brother, why don't I take over for a while, and you rest?" Lin Shiming suggested.

Lin Shijie seemed not to have heard him, and only after a long while did he look at Lin Shiming with some surprise.

"Seventh Brother, it's fine, my True Essence is sufficient!"

Lin Shijie's shake of the head, in Lin Shiming's eyes, seemed a bit off. This elder brother, who had been with him since childhood, had never been like this before.

This was clearly somewhat passive.

This was not the Big Brother who, in Qingxuan Market, said that if Foundation Establishment wasn't enough, then Purple Mansion, and if Purple Mansion wasn't enough, then Golden Core!

"Big Brother, there might be Third-Order or even Fourth-Order sea Yao Beasts out here. It's better if I take over. Seventh Grand Uncle is also Cultivating!"

Lin Shiming still stepped forward, his meaning extremely clear.

Lin Shijie had no choice but to nod in agreement and moved to the side.

"Big Brother, did something happen?" Lin Shiming asked with some concern, controlling the spirit boat.

Lin Shijie did not answer immediately. After a long while, as if he had made a decision, he began to release his True Essence.

Lin Shiming suddenly realized that Lin Shijie's True Essence aura had reached the critical point of Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, but he had not yet reached Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

And he felt a faint, ethereal Sword Intent on Lin Shijie, but it was very vague.

This clearly indicated that he had encountered a Bottleneck.

"Seventh Brother, I don't know what's wrong with me. It's been three years. I've consumed Fourth-Order spirit tea and used High-Grade Spirit Stones, but I still can't Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and I have no clue about Sword Intent!"

Lin Shijie sighed, finally speaking, his eyes full of envy.

Lin Shiming, despite having Three Spiritual Roots, not only advanced faster in Cultivation and Realm than him but also comprehended Sword Intent faster.

Sometimes, he would suddenly wonder if his persistent Cultivation was a mistake.

After all, his talent was no worse than Lin Shiming's!

Lin Shiming was instantly bewildered. He hadn't expected Lin Shijie's point of contention to be his Sword Intent and Cultivation speed.

One must know that he almost succeeded in comprehending Sword Intent with the help of the System's prompts.

Whether it was Cultivating the Grass Sword Art, the Three Slash of Heaven, or generating a sword dao seed, the System's prompts displayed perfect comprehension scenes before his eyes. Coupled with his Nine-Leaf Dao Comprehension Opportunity and his Root of Deduction,

he barely reached the Peak of Sword Light Manifestation, which he considered very slow.

And this was also why the Taiyi Sword Grass in the Tai Bai Sword Palace evaluated him in such a way.

Without these, even if Lin Shiming could establish his Foundation before sixty, he wouldn't even dream of dabbling in Sword Intent in his sixties.

On the contrary, Lin Shijie's Sword Intent at the moment seemed to be taking shape, but it had not yet condensed into a solid form.

"Big Brother, do you know when Seventh Grand Uncle comprehended Sword Intent?" Lin Shiming asked.

"Huh?" Lin Shijie was stunned, clearly not expecting Lin Shiming to ask such a question, but he indeed didn't know.

"He comprehended Sword Intent at seventy and only achieved Sword Light Manifestation at eighty!"

Lin Shijie was again somewhat taken aback. He obviously hadn't expected such an answer.

"Our Lin Family has no Sword Cultivator Legacy. Comprehending Sword Intent relies solely on talent. Comprehending Sword Intent at seventy is already extremely Genius!"

"You must know that most Cultivators spend their time Cultivating and preparing for Foundation Establishment!" Lin Shiming was not lying. Their Seventh Grand Uncle, Lin Xianzhi, broke through Foundation Establishment at fifty, comprehended Sword Intent at seventy, and was then accepted as a disciple by Zi Xuan Sanren, who taught him Sword Arts. Only then did he comprehend Sword Light Manifestation within ten years!

"Big Brother, you already have a rudimentary Sword Intent. As long as you maintain your clear Sword Heart and your Dao Heart, breaking through Sword Intent before seventy will be very simple!"

"You must know that in the past, your Cultivation had almost no Bottlenecks, all thanks to your fearless Dao Heart!"

"This current hesitation is the biggest reason you've encountered a Bottleneck!"

"Your Dao Heart is in disarray!"

"What about you?" Lin Shijie asked almost without thinking.

This question was also somewhat abrupt. The usual Lin Shijie would naturally not ask it, but at this moment, he had fallen into deep self-doubt and urgently needed validation.

Lin Shiming was also momentarily stunned by the question. Indeed, he comprehended Sword Intent at forty and Sword Light Manifestation at fifty!

But he couldn't reveal the System's prompt.

"Big Brother, it's Legacy. I had already become a disciple of Zi Xuan Sanren before Foundation Establishment!" Lin Shiming made an excuse.

And Lin Shijie's eyes suddenly lit up.

The more persistent one is about the Dao, the more likely one is to get stuck in a rut.

For example, Lin Shijie and Lin Yuqi, one specialized in Alchemy and the other in combat Cultivation. These two philosophies were not normal.

It was only after Lin Yuqi's passing that Lin Shijie remembered that he had also mastered many Pill Formulas, and only then did he occasionally begin Alchemy, reminiscing about the old days.

And now, with sudden enlightenment, Lin Shijie quickly thanked Lin Shiming.

"Seventh Brother, thank you!"

"Big Brother is too polite. There's no need for such formality between us. The Family still needs us to protect it together. The most important task now is to help Seventh Grand Uncle reach Purple Mansion!" Lin Shiming nodded. It was good that Lin Shijie had figured it out himself.

He then took out a Storage Pouch.

"Big Brother, this should be useful to you. Also, when we return to the island, I have another gift for you!"

"This!" Lin Shijie took the Storage Pouch and saw a fiery red flame crystal, sparkling with crystalline patterns. He was overjoyed yet hesitant.

The value of this flame crystal was extremely high, and its importance to a fire-attribute Cultivator was self-evident.

"Big Brother, if I need any treasures in the future, would Big Brother be stingy?" Lin Shiming retorted.

"Alright, Seventh Brother, I'll accept this gift. If you ever have any needs in the future, Big Brother will definitely go all out!" Lin Shijie nodded firmly, then walked to the side and began to recover his True Essence!

With this flame crystal and Lin Shiming's words, he was confident he could Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage within two years!

Lin Shiming continued to pilot the spirit boat.

Looking at the endless sea beneath him and the small islands that occasionally appeared, his tense mind relaxed a little!

Time passed bit by bit!

Under the full acceleration of the Fourth-Order treasure ship, after more than half a day, an island could vaguely be seen at the end of the sea.

The time was precisely evening, and the island and the setting sun reflected each other, instantly coloring the vast ocean in fiery red.

And that island was like a fierce beast entrenched in one area!

This island was larger than the Lin Family's Shuangmu Island, and Sea Cloud Birds were constantly flying in and out of it!

At some point, Lin Shiming also noticed a figure beside him.

"Be vigilant!" It was Lin Xianzhi, who had been recuperating in the room.

His words now carried a hint of excitement. He was already at Peak Foundation Establishment. As long as he obtained this Fourth-Order Spiritual Vein, he could attempt to Breakthrough to Purple Mansion.

To impact the Daoist Realm!

This was the most important thing, both for him and for the entire Lin Family.

"No new Purple Mansion Great Demon has occupied it!" Lin Shiming's Divine Sense swept across, and he also breathed a sigh of relief.

The reason for such haste was the worry that in these few days, a new Purple Mansion Great Demon might have occupied this Fourth-Order Spiritual Vein.

In that case, another fierce battle would be unavoidable.

Lin Xianzhi and Lin Shijie both nodded. No Purple Mansion Great Demon meant that this trip would be much smoother.

The other Family members also came out one after another.

At Lin Xianzhi's signal, Lin Shiming quickly deployed for the battle.

"This time, try not to kill the Sea Cloud Birds. Use the Spirit Control Seal to control them. Only kill those that cannot be controlled!"

"Additionally, Ze Lu, as a Formation Master, you must ensure that the Formation covers the entire island as soon as the battle ends, to prevent the scent of blood from spreading!"

"Also, Thirteenth Uncle, you will be on the treasure ship, overseeing the overall situation. Seventh Grand Uncle and I will enter the island!"

After the simple deployment, the Lin Family Cultivators headed towards Haiyun Island.

As they got closer, countless Sea Cloud Birds began to fly towards the treasure ship.

Clearly, these Sea Cloud Birds had discovered the invaders, but without a Purple Mansion Great Demon, the Sea Cloud Birds were no match for Lin Shiming, Lin Xianzhi, and the war treasure ship.

The war treasure ship was activated first, launching an attack at the two leading Peak Third-Order Sea Cloud Birds.

The two beasts also condensed feather shields, but in an instant, they were sliced open and bleeding by the Sword Light condensed by the war treasure ship.

Lin Shiming also took out a Corpse Binding Sash, tied one of them, then affixed a Spirit Sealing Talisman, and threw it into his Demon Binding Pouch.

Lin Xianzhi next to him did the same, first delivering another sword strike to the Sea Cloud Bird, severely wounding it, and then using a Spirit Sealing Talisman to control it.

These Sea Cloud Birds would all be controlled with a Spirit Control Seal during their leisure time.

Besides this, Lin Shiming also released Wang Jiao Red Hair and Golden Wings, and the three beasts once again displayed their formidable power.

They helped Lin Shiming capture two more Late Stage Third-Order Sea Cloud Birds.

Lin Shiming himself guarded the high altitude above Sea Cloud Island, and whenever a Third-Order Sea Cloud Bird tried to escape, he would release his Zilai Sword and Lai Yun Sword, instantly striking it down.

Not a single Sea Cloud Bird managed to escape Sea Cloud Island.

Lin Shijie and Lin Houwei each also hunted two Early Stage Third-Order Sea Cloud Birds.

The flaw of the Spirit Control Seal lies in its high demands on True Essence and Divine Sense; they could only control Early Stage Third-Order Yao Beasts.

Only after achieving significant progress in cultivating the Spirit Splitting Art could they attempt to control more.

Soon, the Formation on Sea Cloud Island was activated.

As the Formation took shape, the last Sea Cloud Bird was also collected into a spirit beast pouch.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; this meant that the Lin Family had completely taken control of Sea Cloud Island.

"It seems our luck is good!" Lin Xianzhi suddenly spoke, and Lin Shiming smiled.

Under the cover of their Divine Sense, they saw that the very center of Sea Cloud Island was also a huge Cliff Wall.

On the Cliff Wall, naturally, was the nest of the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird, with many Sea Cloud Bird Spirit Beast eggs and young birds scattered within.

Among them, one particularly caught the eyes of both men.

A huge azure crown was extremely conspicuous among the young birds!

Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi were both a little excited, and at this moment, Lin Shijie and Lin Houwei's Divine Sense also detected the anomaly of the young bird.

"Seventh Grand Uncle, that is the offspring of the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird!" Lin Shijie couldn't help but exclaim.

"Yes, the Spiritual Vein is also over there.

Shi Ming and I will go transplant the Spiritual Vein and those Spirit Beast eggs.

The others should search for other gains on Sea Cloud Island, especially Spiritual Plants; you can transplant them all!" Lin Xianzhi said with a smile, his face full of joy.

"Seventh Grand Uncle, my Wood Demon can be used to transplant Spiritual Plants; it works very well!" Lin Shiming recommended again.

As he spoke, he released the Wood Demon, which bowed to Lin Shiming.

"Master!"

The others were even more astonished, but thinking of the Wood Demon's miraculous nature, they all felt it was only natural.

The appearance of a Wood Demon was extremely rare in the entire Cultivation world, so having some Spiritual Plants was normal.

"Wood Demon, you go with them to transplant some water spirit coconuts and other Spiritual Plants!" Lin Shiming instructed.

He had seen many water spirit coconut trees on the beach, most of which were Third-Order fruit trees.

Although their maturation period was long, transplanting them all to Shuangmu Island would also be a significant harvest.

The cycle for Third-Order water spirit coconuts, like Third-Order Spirit Peach Trees, was five years.

Only with enough water spirit coconuts could they mass-produce the miraculous medicinal wine, turtle spirit coconut.

As for occupying Sea Cloud Island, Lin Shiming and the others had not considered it for the time being.

The Lin Family did not have enough Cultivators, and even fewer Cultivators capable of forming sufficient combat power.

Occupying Shuangmu Island meant they might encounter Third-Order Azure Armor Crabs and Third-Order Mystic Spirit Turtles attacking the island daily.

Concentrating all resources on Shuangmu Island was the most important thing.

After giving his instructions, Lin Shiming also released the three beasts, Wang Jiao, allowing them to act freely.

Although they had swept the entire Sea Cloud Island with their Divine Sense and found no more Third-Order Yao Beasts, vigilance was still necessary.

With the three beasts watching over, there was no need to worry.

Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi, meanwhile, flew towards the central Cliff Wall.

Numerous stone caves had been carved into the Cliff Wall, clearly forming a bird's nest colony.

At this time, only young birds remained in the nests.

Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi were the first to walk towards the largest stone cave in the center.

A thick Spiritual Qi rushed towards them, even reflecting Spirit Light, making both men even more delighted.

Although the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird had only just entered the Fourth-Order, this Spiritual Vein was clearly not merely at the initial Fourth-Order; it was almost at the Medium Grade Fourth-Order level!

This was absolutely good news for the Lin Family.

The Lin Family did not have a Fourth-Order Spirit Seeker.

To transplant this Spiritual Vein, it would inevitably have to be divided into several parts, just like in the Purple Mansion Legacy Immortal Cave.

This would naturally cause great damage to the Spiritual Vein.

For example, the Spiritual Vein in Lin Shiming's Grotto-heaven World had changed from Fourth-Order to Top Grade Third-Order.

But with the quality of this Spiritual Vein, even if it were broken into several parts and absorbed by Shuangmu Island's Spiritual Vein, it was highly possible that the Spiritual Vein would evolve into a Fourth-Order Spiritual Vein and produce a Spiritual Qi tide.

Lin Xianzhi had been somewhat apprehensive before, but now, he had no such thoughts in his heart.

At this moment, he even wanted to stay here and occupy Sea Cloud Island, so as not to lose the Spiritual Vein.

But in a blink of an eye, he abandoned this idea.

There were countless powerful Yao Beasts in the vast sea, and he would not be so arrogant as to look down on everything.

Not to mention the great danger of Breakthrough here, if a Purple Mansion Great Demon attracted a powerful Yao Beast, even trying to escape via a Teleportation Array would be impossible.

Nor could the Lin Family abandon the defenses of Shuangmu Island to shift its focus to Sea Cloud Island, which was countless miles away.

Lin Shiming and Lin Xian walked into the stone cave, which was very large.

The young Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird inside immediately started squawking.

However, upon seeing Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi enter, the young bird, with its hard shell and incomplete feathers, immediately moved its azure crown, and a blue light appeared, releasing a Wind Blade Spell.

It was just that this Wind Blade was too small, striking Lin Shiming's body without even breaking his Spirit Light.

But what delighted the two was that this Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird actually had a Late Stage Second-Order Cultivation, which was even more talented than the initial Golden Winged Mantis and Red Hair.

The young bird was already as large as a small calf.

Seeing that its attack had no effect, it continued to run deeper into the cave at an extremely fast speed, as if boosted by the Elementary Spell, Gale Art.

But the next moment, a rope shot out, tying up the Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird.

It was pulled back, and the bound young bird squawked even more fiercely.

It even tried to peck Lin Shiming with its long beak.

"Seventh Grand Uncle, my Soul Restraining Seal has already bound too many; you should bind this one!" Lin Shiming handed the young Sea Cloud Bird to Lin Xianzhi.

Lin Xianzhi also knew that Lin Shiming had already raised three beasts and indeed had no more energy, so he accepted it without hesitation.

He could also take this Opportunity to try the Bloodline Ancestral Return Secret Method.

Perhaps this young bird could also reach the level of a Fourth-Order Purple Mansion Great Demon in the future.

After dealing with the young Azure Crown Sea Cloud Bird, the two continued to explore deeper into the stone cave, their goal being the Fourth-Order Spiritual Vein.

Upon reaching the depths of the stone cave, the Spiritual Qi's richness was even greater than outside.

The two felt that even taking a deep breath could lead to progress in their Cultivation.

And at the very end, they saw the huge nest woven from unknown dried Spiritual Plants.

This Spiritual Plant was very peculiar.

As soon as Divine Sense flowed into it, one would only feel a strange sensation of mental clarity.

Lin Shiming's expression immediately became excited again.

"Shi Ming, do you recognize it?" Lin Xianzhi next to him was also a bit surprised; he didn't recognize this Spiritual Plant.

But this Spiritual Plant was indeed quite mysterious.

Lin Shiming didn't answer, but instead took out a cushion from his Storage Pouch.

As soon as the cushion was placed, its color and material were clearly identical to that Spiritual Plant!

"Seventh Grand Uncle, this cushion can help Cultivators quickly calm their minds and concentrate better, making their Cultivation twice as effective with half the effort!

And it can reduce the presence of Heart Demons!"

Lin Shiming said.

He had obtained two such cushions, precisely from the Purple Mansion Cave.

He had one now, and another was with Lin Yuqing, and as far as he knew, it should now be with Lin Shilei.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xianzhi also took a cushion, sat on it on the spot, and after carefully sensing it, he was also overjoyed.

Now, this enormous nest could easily weave ten cushions, which was an invaluable treasure for the Lin Family.

Of course, its effect would be even greater for Lin Houshou.

This treasure could suppress the Heart Demons that occasionally erupted after his Blood Demon Body Refining.

Lin Shiming collected the entire spirit nest into his Storage Pouch, while Lin Xianzhi took out his Spirit Seeking Compass and began to guide the Spiritual Vein.

Guiding a Fourth-Order Spiritual Vein was much more difficult than a Third-Order one, requiring many preparations.

Lin Shiming then began to withdraw, searching for other spirit points and capturing other young Sea Cloud Birds.

To his disappointment, however, there were no more nests woven from that kind of Spiritual Plant.

After dealing with all the younglings and Spirit Beast eggs, Lin Shiming returned to the previous cave to protect Lin Xianzhi.

The Fourth-Order Spiritual Vein was divided into three parts, and it took a full three to four hours to guide it.

Once guided, it was placed into three Spirit Seeking Compasses.

As the sound of the Dragon's roar disappeared and the Spirit Seeking Compasses were put away, Lin Xianzhi immediately sat down cross-legged to recover his True Essence.

A Third-Order Spirit Seeker's powerful Spiritual Vein transplantation consumed an equally immense amount of energy.

Another three hours passed before Lin Xianzhi stood up, his eyes filled with joy.

The successful transplantation of the Fourth-Order Spiritual Vein also meant that the Lin Family's path to Purple Mansion could officially begin.

Besides the Fourth-Order Spiritual Vein and the mysterious Spiritual Plant, the Lin Family also harvested a total of fifty Third-Order water spirit coconut trees and three hundred Second-Order water spirit coconut trees on Sea Cloud Island.

In addition, they found many Mystic Spirit Turtle Spirit eggs.

Every Lin Family Cultivator was exceptionally happy, but the other mutated spirit turtle eggs they had imagined were nowhere to be found.

However, for the Lin Family, this harvest was already enormous, with twelve Third-Order Sea Cloud Birds captured alive!

Among them were also two Peak Third-Order Sea Cloud Birds.

The next day, after Lin Zelu sealed the island, the Lin Family began their return journey.

The return journey was even more arduous for the Lin Family members; the sooner they returned, the sooner they could distribute the treasures.

They wished they had a Teleportation Array to return.

Even Lin Xianzhi was a little excited, sometimes checking the Millennium Spirit Marrow, sometimes the purple profound treasure jade.

And sometimes, he would study the potential problems that might arise when breaking through to Purple Mansion with the Golden Lotus Sword Scripture!