314: Lingbei Lingzhu, deduction aura (three-in-one, added to the reward for the meteor in the end realm)

At the entrance of a huge cave on the island, Lin Houshou released the last Spirit Flag from his hand.

Limitless Spirit Light surged, then transformed into a burst of earthen light, and the cave subsequently vanished.

“Shiming, the Formation is set!” Lin Houshou exhaled a turbid breath, and after a careful inspection, he looked at Lin Shiming.

The High-Grade Spirit Stone Mine was extremely important to the Lin Family. Even a miniature High-Grade Spirit Stone Mine could produce thousands of High-Grade Spirit Stones, and this one also came with a small Medium Grade Spirit Stone Mine.

As long as it was mined properly, this Spirit Stone Mine could support a Purple Mansion Family for a hundred years, let alone a Family like the Lin Family, which had just entered the Purple Mansion stage.

Lin Shiming also nodded. Even with his Divine Sense now, he could only get a general sense of it after a very careful search. One must know that his Divine Sense was equivalent to that of a Purple Mansion Cultivator, so such a Third-Order Formation was already terrifying.

It was also enough to show Lin Houshou's high attainment in Formations.

However, Lin Shiming still looked at Lin Houshou with a slight frown.

After a long while, he sighed.

“Second Uncle, you used too much of the Formation just now!”

Lin Houshou paused slightly, but then, remembering Lin Shiming's Divine Sense, he relaxed and nodded.

No one was clearer about the side effects of the Detailed Explanation of Array Instruments than him.

“The Family needs to research the Teleportation Array, even if it’s just a short-distance Teleportation Array. This important task can only be completed by you in the Lin Family!” Lin Shiming spoke again.

The construction method of the Teleportation Array had been under research by the Lin Family for years, ever since they acquired it.

If this Spirit Turtle Island could be connected to Shuangmu Island, and then to Sea Bird Island, the Lin Family would truly establish a firm foothold in the Outer Sea. They could even start teleporting some ordinary Qi Refining Cultivators and their families over.

In fact, the most difficult parts of the Teleportation Array were the Void Gazer Crystal and the protective Formation carved on it to defend against spatial forces.

Lin Houshou nodded. He understood Lin Shiming's meaning, but there was a hint of worry in his eyes.

He looked at his fingernails, which had already turned red.

Among the entire Lin Family, he was the only one who Cultivated the Blood Demon Body Refining Art, so he had no one to ask.

Of course, he also didn't want Lin Shiming to worry!

With the Formation fully set, the three of them surveyed the entire island. This island was much larger than Shuangmu Island. Even without counting the huge inner lake in the middle, its actual area was more than three times larger than Shuangmu Island.

They also found some Spirit Medicine on the island, but they were all immature Third-Order and Second-Order Spirit Medicine. There were no Fourth-Order ones at all.

The three of them were not surprised. If there were Fourth-Order Spirit Medicine, it was highly likely that the Thunder Spirit Turtle had consumed it.

“Shiming, what’s the next arrangement?” After the inspection was complete, Lin Houshou checked the Formation again.

“Let’s wait a day and see!” Lin Shiming hesitated for a moment before speaking.

The gains on the island were indeed great, but he didn't want to act immediately. Without a System prompt, it was safer to wait for the prompt to update.

Lin Shiyi and Lin Houshou's injuries had not fully healed, and they had already had this idea, so they naturally had no objections. Even their True Qi had not recovered much.

Fortunately, the Lin Family had its own Third-Order Alchemist, so there was never a shortage of healing Medicinal Pills.

The three of them each found an Immortal Cave and began to heal their injuries.

Lin Shiming also sat on the newly woven huge futon and began to circulate the Kui Wood Sword Scripture.

The wood-attributed True Qi within his body was once again stimulated, entering all his Meridians, slowly recovering his injuries.

This surge of True Qi was more than double what he had when he broke through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and he found that his absorption of wood-attributed Spiritual Qi was also several times greater than before.

He even felt that his Cultivation speed seemed to have increased again.

This made him even more excited for after the Purple Mansion stage, when his spiritual body would fully appear. At that time, he would naturally understand the purpose of the hidden spiritual body, and perhaps immediately comprehend his own Minor Divine Ability.

The Azure Cloud Fox female Yao's Minor Divine Ability still made him feel a lingering fear.

And Seventh Grand Uncle Lin Xianzhi had not comprehended a Minor Divine Ability either.

Besides recovering from injuries, the circulation of the Kui Wood Sword Scripture was also more overbearing and Cultivated more quickly than the Purple Wood Heart Sutra. Therefore, this Cultivation Technique also had certain requirements for Body Refining strength.

If one's physical strength was poor, it would inevitably affect the progress of the Kui Wood Sword Scripture.

This was something that the Taiyi Sword Grass had hinted at when selecting the Cultivation Technique.

Fortunately, his Mountain Ape Body Refining Art was also progressing well. He was currently at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, with the possibility of entering Peak Foundation Establishment at any time.

Several more hours passed, and Lin Shiming exhaled a mouthful of green turbid Qi.

All his True Qi had fully recovered. Although there were still some injuries, they had stabilized.

He also took out a Jade Slip.

The Jade Slip was none other than the one Seventh Grand Uncle Lin Xianzhi had given him before going into seclusion to consolidate his Cultivation.

It contained Lin Xianzhi's insights on breaking through to the Purple Mansion stage.

Recorded immediately and handed to him immediately, Lin Shiming naturally felt a touch of emotion.

He examined the Jade Slip and frowned slightly after seeing the descriptions of 'breaking the Dao Meridians' and 'condensing the mansion and gathering the spirit'.

He had originally thought of attempting to break through to the Purple Mansion even without Purple Mansion Jade Liquid, as he had already reached Peak Foundation Establishment.

But according to Seventh Grand Uncle's description, the stronger one's strength, the stronger these two hurdles would be, and without Purple Mansion Jade Liquid, the chance of failure in breaking through was extremely high!

He frowned, took out some mingxin tea, heated a pot, and after a sip, began to meticulously study it again. Time silently flowed by once more.

The purple sun had just barely shown half its edge above the sea, leaving trails of golden ripples. Lin Shiming opened his eyes, having read these Purple Mansion insights three times.

These insights were not like the common ones circulated in the Cultivation world, which were merely a few generalized descriptions such as 'breaking through to Purple Mansion is very simple' or 'there will be no fatal danger'.

Even for him, it would take a good while to fully digest them.

The arrival of a new day also meant that the System prompt had a chance to appear again.

“Before the rising sun fully emerges, proceed to an isolated island thirty li to the west. You will obtain a cluster of Spirit Shells!” Lin Shiming hadn't expected the System prompt to appear so quickly.

Moreover, this prompt was far from Spirit Turtle Island, where they were, indicating that there were indeed no Opportunities on Spirit Turtle Island.

This time, the prompt about the Spirit Shell cluster immediately piqued Lin Shiming's curiosity.

He knew that in his Grotto-heaven World, there was still a Peak Third-Order Star Spirit Shell with no offensive capabilities. It was precisely because of that Star Spirit Shell that his Body Refining Cultivation had rapidly broken through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and his three Spirit Beasts had also advanced to the Third-Order Late Stage ahead of time.

Lin Shiming got up and informed Lin Houshou, who was still recovering. Lin Shijie, seeing Lin Shiming about to go out, also followed him.

Lin Shijie had broken through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and with the Five Flames True Scripture and Fire Forging Sword Intent, he would not be at a disadvantage against ordinary Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators.

Yesterday's battle had only cost him some True Qi, and after a night, he had basically recovered.

Time was pressing, so Lin Shiming didn't explain much. He piloted the war treasure ship with Lin Shijie towards the isolated island to the west.

A distance of thirty li was naturally nothing to the two of them. They arrived at the isolated island in half an incense stick's time.

The isolated island before them was truly unremarkable, filled with strange rocks and no vegetation, causing Lin Shijie to look at Lin Shiming with doubt.

However, when their Divine Sense scanned the beach beside the isolated island, they saw some Spirit Shells, their mouths open, breathing in and out.

The Spirit Shells varied in size, the largest being basin-sized, while the smallest were only bowl-sized.

Their Ranks also ranged from Third-Order to Second-Order.

“Big Brother, all the Spirit Shells must be captured alive!” Lin Shiming said.

After speaking, he took out the peach blossom river scenery painting, which hadn't been used in a long time, and then summoned Wang Jiao.

As soon as the peach blossom river scenery painting approached, the Spirit Shells seemed to sense something and all burrowed towards the seabed.

Lin Shiming naturally wouldn't let them succeed. With a wave of his hand, countless Poison Flood Dragon Vines were thrown out. Most of these Flood Dragon Vines grew in swamps, so infusing them with spiritual energy in water to catalyze them was naturally not a problem now.

As countless Poison Flood Dragon Vines surged forth, the poisonous mist combined with the countless vines, entangling all the Spirit Shells.

However, at this moment, the largest one, shining brightly with Spirit Light in the water, unleashed an extremely powerful water escape technique, dodging the Poison Flood Dragon Vines.

But before the Spirit Shell could even breathe a sigh of relief, a real Poison Flood Dragon rushed out, its huge Flood Dragon tail coiling around the Spirit Shell.

With even a slight exertion of force, the Spirit Shell began to tremble, as if its shell was about to shatter.

“Wang Jiao, stop!” Lin Shiming quickly restrained it. These Spirit Shells were not Star Spirit Shells; in terms of strength, they naturally couldn't withstand Wang Jiao's full-force entanglement.

All the Spirit Shells were acquired with extreme ease, so much so that Lin Shijie could only give a sheepish smile, scratching his head, having struck a pose but having no Opportunity to act.

Lin Shiming didn't pause. After collecting all the Spirit Shells, he immediately took out the Yuan Magnetic Seal and slammed it onto the island. Instantly, the entire isolated island vanished.

The Five Elements aura was completely disordered, so much so that even a Golden Core Cultivator would not be able to trace its origin with spells!

The two quickly returned to Spirit Turtle Island. Lin Houshou was still in seclusion, while Lin Shiming and Lin Shijie took out a Spirit Shell.

This Spirit Shell was different from the Star Spirit Shell, which was covered in star patterns like a star map.

These Water Spirit Shells had clearer blue water-attributed spiritual patterns. Although tightly shut, Lin Shiming's Body Cultivator strength allowed him to pry it open, revealing the Spirit Shell's flesh, and a blue pearl the size of a bean appeared.

The pearl felt extremely smooth and warm in his hand, and extremely pure Spiritual Qi surged from it.

Lin Shiming subconsciously absorbed a tiny bit of the Spiritual Qi within, then his face filled with joy.

He handed the pearl to Lin Shijie.

The latter also immediately tried it out.

Then he looked at Lin Shiming, extremely excited.

Lin Shiming didn't stop. He took out three more Spirit Shells from the Grotto-heaven World. This time, there was also a Third-Order Water Spirit Shell among them.

One by one, the Spirit Shells were opened, and as expected, each Spirit Shell contained a blue Spirit Pearl!

This made both of them breathe rapidly at the same time.

“Seventh Brother, does this mean that the Family's focused support for Cultivators will become even more terrifying!”

Lin Shijie spoke after a long while.

The Spirit Pearl within these Spirit Shells had only one effect: to help Cultivators increase their Cultivation.

Moreover, the effect of this Spirit Pearl was similar to consuming Medicinal Pills with spirit honey, having no side effects.

In other words, as long as there were enough Spirit Shells, concentrated, the Lin Family could focus on raising the Cultivation of certain Cultivators.

For example, Lin Houyong of the Lin Family, he had consumed Fourth-Order spirit tea, so he would not encounter a Bottleneck at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. With enough Third-Order spirit pearls, he could hope to Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage within two years.

The only pity was that the Water Spirit Shells only went up to the Mid-Grade Third-Order, and there were only three of them. The remaining seven were Early Stage Third-Order, and the other hundred or so Spirit Shells were Second-Order.

Furthermore, the exact period for a Spirit Shell to produce a water spirit pearl was also unknown.

Of course, both of them understood that these Water Spirit Shells were a Family, and if properly cultivated, they could bring blessings to future generations. The further along they went, the more sought after they would become.

Lin Shiming was also very happy. Although the number of Cultivators in the Lin Family had increased, there were still too few Foundation Establishment Cultivators. With the water spirit pearls, more and more people at the Qi Refining Stage Ninth Level would be able to Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, and the help they could provide him in the future would increase.

The Lin Family would also gain more strength before future crises arrived. Even if they couldn't remain in Yunzhou, as long as they had enough Foundation Establishment Cultivators and used his Grotto-heaven World to bring enough Mortals, with the protection of Foundation Establishment Cultivators, the Lin Family could occupy an archipelago for Cultivation.

After collecting the Spirit Shells, the two calmed down for a while.

On the third day, Lin Shiming left the island alone. Originally, all three were supposed to leave together, but considering the importance of the Fourth-Order Spiritual Vein, only Lin Shiming returned.

At the same time, the war treasure ship and the Golden Winged Mantis were left on Spirit Turtle Island. With the war treasure ship, Lin Shijie and the other's safety could be guaranteed. If they couldn't defeat the enemy, they could just run away, as the Lin Family was not short of Spirit Stones at this time.

Moreover, with the Golden Winged Mantis, there was no need to worry about ordinary Yao Beasts causing trouble.

Jin Chi's personality was also the best among his three Yao Beasts.

Lin Shiming, piloting a High Grade Third-Order spirit boat alone, took nearly a full day to reach Shuangmu Island.

At this moment, Shuangmu Island was filled with joy, as Lin Xianzhi had Breakthrough to Purple Mansion and there was no longer a need for strict security. Many Family disciples, unable to contain their excitement, had gone out to sea to hunt Yao Beasts and improve their strength.

The passion for Cultivation surged!

Among them, Lin Zekong, Lin Zelu, and Lin Zecheng, the three of the Ze Generation's strongest combat force, had formed a group with Lin Yuqing and gone out to sea.

Lin Yuqing was a Body Cultivator. After Foundation Establishment, he didn't need to spend too much time in seclusion; instead, hunting Yao Beasts excited him more.

Upon reaching the Family's Qinglian Peak, a sound transmission talisman also flew towards the Peak.

The importance of the Fourth-Order Spiritual Vein was self-evident. Even if it disturbed Lin Xianzhi's consolidation of his cultivation, it had to be brought up.

Half an hour later, Lin Xianzhi also granted Lin Shiming an audience.

Lin Xianzhi's Immortal Cave was still very simple: a stone table, stone chairs, and a stone bed. On the stone table, there was still a chess game set up, and on the stone bed, there was a woven mysterious cushion.

At this moment, Lin Xianzhi's entire body's purple light had receded, and he sat on the cushion, exuding immense authority, though his cultivation still fluctuated somewhat.

Evidently, it would take some time for him to fully consolidate his cultivation.

"Seventh Grand Uncle, Shiming discovered the Thunder Spirit Turtle's lair, and even found a High-Grade Spirit Stone Mine!" Lin Shiming recounted the discoveries on Spirit Turtle Island one by one.

Lin Xianzhi immediately showed shock and pleasant surprise.

The Lin Family had a very expensive Teleportation Array, and High-Grade Spirit Stones were extremely scarce. Now, not only had a Spirit Stone Mine appeared, but it was also a High-Grade Spirit Stone Mine, so the Lin Family naturally had to seize control of it.

"Good, these next few days I will first tame that Thunder Spirit Turtle with the Soul Restraining Seal. Once this beast is tamed, we will have two Purple Mansion combat strengths, plus the war treasure ship, allowing for quick support. It won't be a problem!" Lin Xianzhi immediately adjusted his plans.

"Seventh Grand Uncle, additionally, I also discovered this type of Spirit Shell, and obtained a Spirit Shell group!" Lin Shiming took out the Water Spirit Shells and the spirit pearls.

Lin Xianzhi knew about the Star Spirit Shell, but there was only one. Hearing that Lin Shiming had actually discovered a Spirit Shell group, he was even more pleasantly surprised.

Of course, he also estimated that the effects of these Spirit Shells were not as good as the Star Spirit Shell.

However, as a spirit pearl passed through his hand, his eyes became even brighter.

"Shiming, having you in the Lin Family is truly the greatest fortune!" Lin Xianzhi exclaimed in delight.

"Seventh Grand Uncle, you overpraise me. Shiming still has much to learn!" Lin Shiming replied.

Seeing Lin Shiming's modesty, Lin Xianzhi did not continue to praise him, but instead said seriously:

"Shiming, you don't need to concern yourself much with Family matters now. What you need to focus on more is Breakthrough to Purple Mansion!" Lin Xianzhi stated.

"If there's anything you don't understand, come and ask me anytime!"

"Thank you, Seventh Grand Uncle, for your guidance!" Lin Shiming thanked him and left Lin Xianzhi's Immortal Cave. He then handed over most of the Spirit Shell group to Lin Houyuan, finally leaving one Early Stage Third-Order Spirit Shell and ten Second-Order Spirit Shells, which he placed in the Spirit Lake of his Grotto-heaven World.

The Star Spirit Shell was very pleased with the arrival of the dozen or so Spirit Shells, its emotions clearly joyful. When Lin Shiming entered, it even opened its shell and spat out some star spirit floss towards Lin Shiming.

At this moment, Lin Shiming suddenly wondered if, by consuming the star spirit floss, these Spirit Shells would also Breakthrough their current Rank.

As soon as he thought of this, he instructed the Wood Demon and the Star Spirit Shell to take care of these Water Spirit Shells.

He then left the Grotto-heaven World. This time, he went to Lin Shitao's Immortal Cave.

Three years ago, Lin Shitao Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and she rotated with Lin Houxuan. Lin Houxuan continued to oversee the Lin Family's Alchemy Hall, while Lin Shitao came to Shuangmu Island.

In addition, Lin Houfei also returned to the Family's Artifact Refining Hall. As the only Third-Order Artifact Refiner, he began mass-refining Third-Order Magical Artifacts.

The Lin Family's service of custom-making Third-Order Magical Artifacts in the Xing County Market was now fully established.

As long as the Materials were priced appropriately, the Lin Family could handle custom orders for Medium Grade Third-Order Magical Artifacts and Medicinal Pills without issue.

Lin Shitao's Immortal Cave layout was still identical to the one on Fangmu Mountain. At the entrance of the Immortal Cave, there was also a High Grade Second-Order Spirit Peach Tree planted.

"Seventh Brother!" Lin Shitao, dressed in a green long dress, walked out of the Immortal Cave with a faint smile.

In her hand, she held a Jade Slip.

Clearly, she had just been studying the Jade Slip.

"Shitao!" Lin Shiming also greeted her with a smile. The two lovers, having not seen each other for a long time, naturally had much to say in their hearts.

The two came under the peach blossom tree, where there was a stone table and a teapot.

It was a pity that the peach blossoms hadn't bloomed, but looking out into the distance, the magnificent sea was no less captivating.

Sipping spirit tea, gazing at his beloved, and describing the sea, it was undoubtedly a delightful experience.

"At sunrise, standing on the Peak of Qinglian Peak, the sea looks even more beautiful!" Lin Shiming said.

Beside him, Lin Shitao nodded, her eyebrows curved like a willow moon in a smile.

And so, Lin Shiming spoke, and Lin Shitao listened.

Unbeknownst to them, they welcomed the sunset.

The sun painted the sea in a golden hue, and with the sound of the waves crashing intermittently, their bodies nestled closely together.

"At sunset, the sea is also beautiful!" Lin Shitao nodded and said. Suddenly, as if feeling incomplete, she looked at Lin Shiming with her pretty eyes and added.

"With Seventh Brother here, everything is beautiful!"

Lin Shiming could no longer restrain himself. He pulled Lin Shitao into his embrace and kissed her passionately!

After a long while, the sunset was gone, only the sea still diligently crashed against the shore.

Only then did the two separate.

"I'll take you to an even more beautiful place!" Lin Shiming said, then activated the Formation, opened the Grotto-heaven World, and brought Lin Shitao inside the Grotto-heaven World.

He had thought for a long time about sharing the Grotto-heaven World.

He naturally felt indebted to Lin Shitao. In twelve years of marriage, they had met only a handful of times.

Of course, this was also related to one of them Cultivating and the other doing Alchemy, but sometimes, just seeing each other from afar and feeling each other's presence could bring much comfort.

Although the secret of the Grotto-heaven World was great, it was ultimately just a treasure, and Lin Shitao was the Dao Companion with whom he wanted to journey through life.

Upon entering the Grotto-heaven World, Lin Shitao's mouth was wide open. It was also nighttime in the Grotto-heaven World at this moment.

But in the Spirit Lake, the Star Spirit Shell floated on the water. Its two shell halves, as large as calves, were covered in starlight, twinkling like a vast star map.

Correspondingly, the stars in the sky were also brilliant.

Lin Shiming also introduced Lin Shitao to the various Spirit Beasts and the Wood Demon.

"Shitao, you can Cultivate and do Alchemy in here from now on!" Lin Shiming said.

Lin Shitao also nodded, full of joy.

"Seventh Brother, I want to plant this place full of peach blossoms!" Lin Shitao said suddenly after looking around.

"You can!"

The two once again strolled around the entire Grotto-heaven World for a while.

Lin Shitao then spoke with a frown:

"Seventh Brother, I don't have the confidence to formulate the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid!"

Lin Shitao hesitated for a long time before speaking. Even though she had used the Detailed Explanation of Array Instruments, and her cultivation was now at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, the complexity involved in the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid was far beyond what a High Grade Third-Order Spirit Pill could compare to.

And this was the reason for Lin Shitao's demeanor when Lin Shiming first saw her.

"It's alright, Seventh Brother isn't in a hurry yet!" Lin Shiming shook his head and comforted her.

Of course, inwardly, he also felt a bit helpless. He had already reached the point where he could Breakthrough to Purple Mansion, but after learning about the Purple Mansion experience from Lin Xianzhi, he naturally felt uncertain without the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid.

"Please comprehend the method of operation of the Root of Deduction. The Inference Aura can be transmitted!"

However, at this moment, the System prompt sounded again.

Along with it appeared a scene of a White Cedar Spirit Tree with flowing Spirit Light.

This scene was none other than the one from the Enlightenment Platform in Nine Leaf City that day.

Lin Shiming was instantly overjoyed. His Inference Spiritual Root was obtained from observing the White Cedar Wood Demon. Now, the System prompt also provided a visual, allowing him to share the Inference Aura with Lin Shitao, which would further advance her Alchemy abilities.

Then, refining the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid would be a certainty!

As for replenishing the Spirit Light, it could be restored through the leaves of the Mingxin Tea Tree!

Lin Shiming looked at the Mingxin Tea Tree, whose branches were once again fully covered with leaves, and was exceptionally pleased.

Conversely, the Wood Demon, who sensed something, immediately stood up from in front of the Little Divine Tree, with a mournful yet helpless expression.