315: Zifu Jade Liquid, Spirit Ant Breakthrough (two-in-one thanks to the 1500 reward from the End Meteor)

Inside the Grotto-heaven World, Lin Shiming and Lin Shitao sat facing each other, cross-legged on a futon made from a mysterious Spiritual Plant.

Lin Shitao's beautiful face was still a little flushed, but then her eyebrows twitched, and she exclaimed in surprise:

"Seventh Brother, this mysterious futon Magical Artifact truly refreshes the mind and can temporarily increase Mental Energy!"

"This was obtained from the Small World, but whether it can truly help with a Breakthrough in Alchemy comprehension still needs to be tested!" Lin Shiming replied with a slight smile.

He did not mention the Root of Deduction, as it involved his System notifications, which he couldn't explain.

After he finished speaking, Lin Shitao also nodded. These past few days, watching mountains and seas with Lin Shiming and chatting about interesting things had already made her very satisfied.

Naturally, she also knew that the most important thing now was to comprehend the Pill Formula and refine the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid.

Moreover, the success rate of forming the pill could not be too low.

Otherwise, every taiqing purple jade fruit lost would be a huge loss for the Lin Family.

Although Lin Shiming told her that the Family had a total of six taiqing purple jade fruit, her pressure did not decrease; instead, it grew even greater.

If all six taiqing purple jade fruit were wasted, she would be an eternal sinner of the Lin Family.

Even if Lin Shiming forgave her, she would not be able to forgive herself.

As Lin Shitao slightly closed her eyes, Lin Shiming also followed the System's prompt, as if returning to the time he comprehended the Dao on Nine Leaf Mountain, watching the White Fir Wood Demon circulate the Epiphany Spirit Light, entering everyone's body.

Under the System's prompt screen, he quickly understood the Wood Demon's operational principle.

The Root of Deduction in his body also surged with countless Spirit Light.

These Spirit Light emerged from his Sea of Consciousness, usually covering his Sea of Consciousness and Divine Soul, but at this moment, they flowed outwards from his body.

Following his body, and through physical contact, they covered Lin Shitao.

Inevitably, his Comprehension Ability also greatly opened!

That feeling was very peculiar, as if the growth, fruiting, and withering of plants had a predetermined course, and Acquired grafting and Cultivation to change this outcome was actually the process of Deduction.

Those Cultivation Technique and secret arts were merely the deductions and summaries of predecessors.

As he controlled it more and more skillfully, all the Spirit Light also surged towards Lin Shitao one by one.

These Spirit Light were invisible to the naked eye, and Lin Shitao naturally thought they were brought by the mysterious futon. As the Spirit Light continuously emerged, her mind deduced countless possibilities for the Pill Formula.

Those previously blocked areas instantly became clear.

Her mentor in Alchemy was Lin Yuqi, but Lin Yuqi was merely an Alchemist who barely reached Third-Order Low Grade. Although the Lin Family later obtained a Fourth-Order Alchemy Legacy, most of the time, Lin Shitao relied on her own exploration.

Many problems accumulated in her heart were now quickly resolved!

Such a miraculous scene, she was unwilling to waste even a single second, falling into a deep Epiphany.

Seeing this, the large stone in Lin Shiming's heart finally fell.

With the Epiphany Spirit Light from the Root of Deduction, the possibility of Lin Shitao being able to refine Purple Mansion Jade Liquid definitely exceeded fifty percent.

Previously, he had also considered comprehending Alchemy himself, but his Alchemy talent was truly not high, and restarting Alchemy would take too much time. One must know that for Lin Shitao to reach her current Third-Order Medium Grade Alchemist level and be able to refine Third-Order High Grade Medicinal Pill through the Detailed Explanation of Array Instruments, it took forty years of Alchemy combined with extremely high talent.

Under the situation in Zhao Country, unless the Lin Family gave up the territory in Yunzhou, and even destroyed the Teleportation Array, could they truly develop steadily. But without Mortals, without basic Cultivators, and even in the vast ocean where no market could be seen, the Lin Family's development would be even more limited.

To survive in it, the Purple Mansion was absolutely the minimum requirement.

Lin Shiming sighed. After all the Spirit Light had surged in, he also began to drink spirit tea, slowly replenishing himself, and then started to Cultivate the Sword Nurturing Art.

The Sword Nurturing Art, when used on the spirit platform, would Cultivate oneself into a sword sheath; when used on the sword dao seed, it could quickly increase the Sword Qi and Sword Qi in the body.

The Purple Mansion currently has two major hurdles: the Purple Mansion Dao Meridian and the condensation of the Divine Soul. For others, breaking through the Purple Mansion Dao Meridian is extremely difficult.

But for him, with the Sword Qi present, as long as he had enough Sword Qi, breaking through the Purple Mansion Dao Meridian was not a problem at all.

And condensing the Divine Soul was what he was most worried about. He already had Purple Mansion Divine Sense, and gathering and condensing this vast Divine Sense would definitely not be an easy task.

It's just that he currently had no real solution for the matter of the Divine Soul and Divine Sense, and could only pin his hopes on the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid.

He shook his head, no longer thinking about it, and instead began to Cultivate the Sword Nurturing Art.

He let the Sword Qi in his body become as abundant as possible, and the sword dao seed also began to slowly evolve from its previous two leaves towards three!

Half a day later, Lin Shitao exhausted all the Epiphany Spirit Light.

But she did not get up; instead, she continued to digest and summarize.

Even after the Spirit Light disappeared, she was unwilling to give up summarizing and engraved it into a Jade Slip.

It was not until three days later that she got up. With a smile, she took out her Pill Furnace and began Alchemy.

Her brows had relaxed considerably, and her movements were more confident and natural.

This time, she would refine the Third-Order High Grade Three-Essence Spirit Refining Pill without relying on the Detailed Explanation of Array Instruments!

She had refined this pill many times, but always with the help of the Detailed Explanation of Array Instruments!

This Alchemy session was also exceptionally smooth.

Five days later, Lin Shitao successfully refined a Spirit Pill. The rich pill fragrance attracted the Red-haired Demon Monkey and the Flood Dragon to approach. The two beasts, one on the ground and one in the sky, watched eagerly, as if curious about the pill's effects.

Even the Star Spirit Shell in the distance floated out of the water, curiously watching. The Wood Demon, however, remained steadfastly focused on the Little Divine Tree.

"Seventh Brother, it's a success! This futon truly has miraculous effects! This time, I will definitely be able to refine the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid within two years!" Lin Shitao took the Spirit Pill, checked its color, Spirit Light, and the spiritual essence on it, then looked at Lin Shiming with joy.

Lin Shiming was also a little surprised; Lin Shitao's progress was too great. When he improved his Sword Intent, it wasn't this fast!

Amidst his surprise, he was also incomparably joyful. The recovery speed of the Epiphany Spirit Light was not fast, and he was still worried if it would succeed even if all the Wood Demon's spirit tea was consumed. Now it seemed the chance of success was very high.

"Alright, this one is for the Flood Dragon; it performed the best!" Lin Shitao ultimately threw the Medicinal Pill to the Flood Dragon.

The Flood Dragon directly bit through the pill bottle and swallowed the Spirit Refining Pill, then spun in the air, very happy.

Its Dragon scales emitted a rich, faint glow.

The Red-haired Demon Monkey howled, trying to pull Lin Shitao's Storage Pouch. After Lin Shiming glared at him, he piteously grabbed his right arm with his left claw and his left arm with his right claw.

"You have some too!" Lin Shitao lightly covered her pretty mouth, smiling as she took out a bottle of previously refined Spirit Refining Pill from her Storage Pouch.

Only then did the Red-haired Demon Monkey howl with joy, its entire body of red fur began to emit spiritual essence, extremely fiery red, as if to show that it was no worse than the Flood Dragon, and even better looking!

After swallowing it in one gulp, it ran to Lin Shiming, tugging at his Storage Pouch and howling.

Lin Shiming's face darkened. After he took out a pot of Second-Order spirit wine, the Red-haired Demon Monkey leisurely departed.

Lin Shitao watched with a smile, then took out another Spirit Refining Pill to give to the Star Spirit Shell, but the Star Spirit Shell darted into the lake water.

The two exchanged a smile, then continued their monotonous days of comprehending, deducing, and Cultivating.

Time flew by, and two years passed quietly. During this period, Lin Shitao also refined Third-Order High Grade Beast Nurturing Pill and Third-Order High Grade Purple Yuan Pill, all without relying on the Detailed Explanation of Array Instruments.

Her Alchemy skill had improved too much compared to two years ago.

She opened her eyes, looked at Lin Shiming, and nodded solemnly, indicating that she was fully prepared.

She took out her Pill Furnace and flew into the air.

However, this time, she did not immediately begin refining the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid. Instead, she heated the furnace and controlled the fire.

Slowly, just like when she first started Alchemy.

The Purple Mansion Jade Liquid was too important for her to be careless.

After heating the furnace and controlling the fire, she began to cast the auxiliary Formation of the Detailed Explanation of Array Instruments!

She prepared three auxiliary Formation, reaching the limit before stopping.

Thus, several more hours passed. Only when she was sure that her Mental Energy, the condition of the spiritual furnace, and the spiritual fire had all reached their Peak did Lin Shitao take out the first set of Spirit Medicine for the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid.

She had deduced it countless times, and the Pill Formula's process and heat control were already deeply ingrained in her mind, so each time she raised her hand, she was more confident.

One after another, spiritual incantations were cast, and one after another, Spirit Medicine were placed in.

Lin Shiming, standing by, also held his breath, not daring to disturb her in the slightest.

The beasts were even separated by a Formation he had set up.

The spiritual liquid in the Pill Furnace grew more and more, and time flowed quietly.

On the third day, all thirty Second-Order Spirit Medicine had transformed into spiritual liquid.

On the tenth day, all fifteen Third-Order Spirit Medicine had also transformed into spiritual liquid.

On the twentieth day, the three Fourth-Order Spirit Medicine, Earth King Flower, Rosy Cloud Grass, and Jade Soul Fruit, all transformed into spiritual liquid.

At this moment, the Pill Furnace could be seen beginning to vibrate slowly, and the spiritual liquid within it had gradually shown a hint of purple. The entire spiritual furnace also contained massive Spiritual Qi, and if one was not careful, it could explode.

Lin Shitao's right hand cast a spiritual incantation, and the auxiliary Formation from the Detailed Explanation of Array Instruments also activated.

As the spiritual Formation activated, the condition of the Pill Furnace improved significantly.

She then took a deep breath and took out the last Spirit Medicine, the taiqing purple jade fruit.

As the ziyu fruit fell into the Pill Furnace, the entire Pill Furnace began to vibrate, purple light permeated, threatening to burst out of the furnace.

Sweat beaded on Lin Shitao's forehead, and the auxiliary Formation was pushed to its limit.

Lin Shiming was also a little anxious beside her, but fortunately, the System notification did not sound.

Both he and Lin Shitao were incredibly nervous at this moment!

On the thirtieth day, a rich purple light shot up into the sky, followed by a strong pill fragrance spreading out.

That spiritual fragrance entering the nose made one's Soul tremble involuntarily!

True Essence also began to circulate spontaneously, showing its Heaven-Defying effect!

Lin Shiming's isolation Formation was also broken by the purple light of the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid, and the beasts instantly woke up, rushing over immediately.

If it had been refined outside, it would probably have caused a huge commotion, perhaps even another beast tide!

"Seventh Brother, I did not fail!" Lin Shitao beckoned, placing the purple Purple Mansion Jade Liquid from the Pill Furnace into a jade bottle, and handed it to Lin Shiming.

Her face was full of fatigue, yet also filled with a smile.

"You worked hard!" Lin Shiming looked at the tottering Lin Shitao and embraced her, his heart aching.

But at the same time, he was filled with deep pride!

Succeeding on the first try not only exceeded his expectations but also meant that Lin Shitao had already become a Third-Order High Grade Alchemist.

A Third-Order High Grade Alchemist under sixty years old, even in the Qingxuan Sect, there wouldn't be many.

"You should rest first!" Lin Shiming helped Lin Shitao into the Immortal Cave.

And when he came out, he suddenly discovered that the Spirit Devouring Ant in a stone chamber within the Grotto-heaven World had moved.

The smile on his face grew wider, because when his Divine Sense swept over, these Spirit Devouring Ant had clearly become Third-Order Spirit Devouring Ant.

Each one was as big as a washbasin, and their wings had changed from the previous two pairs to three pairs, covered with starlight, and their two fangs were even more ferocious.

Although there were only nine Spirit Devouring Ant, these nine Spirit Devouring Ant were far superior to the previous eighty-one!

These Spirit Devouring Ant were obviously also surprised by the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid, and they squeaked as soon as they saw Lin Shiming.

Lin Shiming took out the Gintetsu Crystal he had brought from the Family's Shiling Cave, but the beasts were all uninterested.

He then took out flame crystal, and the ants only squeaked a little, showing much more interest.

However, very quickly, the nine ants flew out wildly, transforming into streaks of light, heading towards the Spirit Lake.

All the Formation Lin Shiming had set up along the way were ignored by the Spirit Devouring Ant, who passed right through them, reaching their destination and biting at the Star Spirit Shell.

"Stop!" Lin Shiming quickly transmitted a command through his Soul Contract.

The Spirit Ants then spun wildly in the air, their fangs clattering.

They did not hide their craving for the Star Spirit Shell in the slightest.

Considering that these Spirit Devouring Ant had consumed Wind Fire Star Sand and then spiritual milk stone pillars, it was not difficult to understand.

But letting these Spirit Devouring Ant devour the Star Spirit Shell was naturally impossible. He took out some star spirit floss, wanting to see the effect. As expected, the Spirit Ants snatched and devoured it all, then continued to circle around Lin Shiming.

Seeing this, Lin Shiming continued to take out star spirit floss.

However, along with the star spirit floss, he also took out a good amount of Beast Nurturing Pill and spirit beast meat.

The nine Spirit Devouring Ant also quickly finished their meal, eating and drinking their fill, only then did the nine ants become a little more docile.

Then he reinforced the blood contract with the nine Spirit Devouring Ant before finally feeling at ease.

He also tested the Spirit Devouring Ant's ability to break through forbidden Formation. The current Third-Order Formation spiritual shield could not stop the Spirit Devouring Ant for even a moment. As for Fourth-Order Formation, he couldn't test them, as the Lin Family didn't have any.

After dealing with the Spirit Ants, he held the jade bottle, his heart surging with excitement. Two years had passed, and his sword dao seed had grown to three leaves. When casting the Calamity Transformation Sword Art, he could control as many as eighty Sword Grass. Now, he was confident that he could severely wound or even kill some Purple Mansion Yao Beast.

His Body Refining Cultivation had also almost reached its limit. He now only needed to make slight adjustments to begin his Breakthrough to the Purple Mansion, just like Lin Xianzhi.

However, just at this moment, the System notification suddenly sounded:

"Please adjust your Heart-Nature, improve your Comprehension Ability, prepare lightning-attribute Magical Artifact, and face the Minor Divine Ability Tribulation after the Purple Mansion!"

Lin Shiming was instantly startled. Comprehending a Minor Divine Ability did not necessarily mean a Minor Divine Ability Tribulation; this was recorded in ancient texts. However, a Minor Divine Ability that had a Minor Divine Ability Tribulation was definitely not ordinary.

At the same time, he was also incredibly grateful. Fortunately, there was a System notification, otherwise, if he rashly broke through to the Purple Mansion, he might have been killed by the Minor Divine Ability Tribulation!