321: Tong Bao Jue, Lin Shimo (three-in-one plus extra updates for reren1500 reward)

Inside the deliberation hall, everyone's expressions turned solemn, especially Lin Houyong.

The Chen Family was once the third-ranked Family in Yun Province, yet it was annihilated just like that!

This indicates that the situation in Yun Province can be described as extremely chaotic.

Among the rising Families, apart from the Zhang Family, any of them could be supported by a Sect, with a Purple Mansion Cultivator behind them.

"The situation in Qing Province and Jin Province is equally bad!" Lin Houyong said again.

Lin Shiming also frowned. The worse the situation, the more it meant that the Qingxuan Sect was also experiencing turbulent times.

They dared not act rashly; they were waiting for the right moment!

And the Immortal Masters of the other Sects were also observing, but they would definitely continue to probe endlessly.

And these probes would inevitably harm the Cultivation Families and Loose Cultivators within Zhao Country.

"Fifth Uncle, temporarily reduce the outings of Family Cultivators. In addition, for the Talisman Hall, Artifact Refining Hall, and Alchemy Hall, increase the production of Spirit Talismans and Spirit Pills needed for war and combat. A tough battle is inevitable in the future!"

"Furthermore, for all key mountain areas of the Family, the mountain-protecting formations must be activated 24/7. There's no need to conserve Spirit Stones!"

Lin Shiming also spoke.

The Lin Family now not only had a Spirit Stone Mine on Spirit Turtle Island, but also Mid-Grade Spirit Stone income from Maple City in the Qingyun Mountain Range!

Lin Houyong nodded. This order would inevitably affect the Lin Family's finances and business.

But it was the best countermeasure!

"In addition, the Spiritual Root inspection should be increased to once a year. Even if the Spirit Testing Plate incurs losses, it must be done once a year!"

"Within the Family, widely distribute second-tier turtle spirit coconuts!" Lin Shiming said again.

He looked towards the Qingyun Mountain Range and recalled the conversation between Free Spirit Yunling and the Azure Cloud Fox Yao Race.

This group of Yao Race would absolutely not allow a Nascent Soul Cultivator to appear in the Qingxuan Sect.

A beast tide was inevitable, regardless of whether Human Race Cultivators were instigating it. And if there was instigation, it would surely be the fuse for those Yao Kings.

Therefore, screening out Spiritual Roots and sending them to the Outer Sea became extremely necessary.

A Family needed a large base. Without fresh Bloodline and Spiritual Root Cultivators, it would slowly decline!

In fact, at the last critical moment, he might even need to use his Grotto-heaven World to transport Mortals.

However, transporting clansmen required even more caution. Lin Xianzhi would have to be stationed at Shiling Cave!

Lin Shiming sighed. In Yun Province, they were now existing in a precarious situation. The Qingxuan Sect seemed to be infinitely glorious, but it also faced the possibility of annihilation. And everything depended on Immortal Master Divine Machine.

If he achieved a Breakthrough, he would establish the only Nascent Soul grand Sect in the Eastern Region, achieving supreme glory!

If he failed, the foundation of the entire Qingxuan Sect, built over thousands of years, could be destroyed in an instant!

"Additionally, the rewards for the Family Grand Competition also need to be increased again. Profound Rank Cultivation Techniques, spirit shells, and sea spirit coconuts can all be used as rewards. But at the same time, the confidentiality of these individuals must also be further strengthened!"

The Lin Family now lacked no spiritual items, no Spiritual Artifacts, and no Spirit Stones!

What it lacked were high-level Cultivators and Cultivators with sufficient combat power to protect the Family.

For example, in Lingnan County this time, if there had been a strong enough Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, at least some Family Cultivators could have been saved from being wiped out.

While Lin Houyong nodded, he also spoke again:

"Shiming, all of that is fine, but now many Cultivators in the Family have reached Qi Refining Stage Ninth Level, but there's no source for Foundation Establishment Pills..."

"Don't worry, Fifth Uncle. Foundation Establishment Pills will be sent over by Shitao. The Tian Ling Fruit Tree has already ripened a batch!" Lin Shiming replied.

Lin Houyong immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The Lin Family's Foundation Establishment Cultivators, including the two Purple Mansion Cultivators, totaled only sixteen. This was enough for an ordinary Foundation Establishment Family, but still too few for a Purple Mansion Family.

And it was important to know that the Lin Family now had thousands of Cultivators.

Many Cultivators of the Shi Generation and Ze Generation needed Foundation Establishment Pills to break through.

Now that they had Foundation Establishment Pills, he finally didn't have to worry.

"Fifth Uncle, in the Family, please try your best to gather information about soul suppressing stones for me!"

Lin Shiming spoke again.

If several Soul Suppressing Towers could be refined, he was confident that even those veteran Early Violet Palace Stage Cultivators could be suppressed and killed by him!

"No problem!" Lin Houyong nodded. This was also how the Family could help Lin Shiming.

With the general direction set, Lin Houyong added some minor details to ensure that the Family could overcome the crisis in the upcoming torrent and reach a higher level!

All Family members immediately took action.

Lin Shiming, however, found himself with free time. He held the Jade Slip and returned to the Green Lotus Pond.

In the Jade Slip was a message from Xie An.

Xie An's words were brief, with no additional meaning.

But it was precisely because of their brevity that he hesitated!

He did not set off immediately, but returned to the Grotto-heaven World.

Before he figured out how to respond, the longer he delayed, the more he could discern.

He took out the Leaping Void Disc, and as his true essence quietly circulated, he finally placed it into his Purple Mansion and began to quietly refine it.

Ten days later, he opened his eyes. The Leaping Void Disc had already appeared within his body.

The next moment, with a flash of light, his figure leaped from the stone platform on the peak to beside the taiqing purple jade fruit Tree, startling the Golden Winged Mantis instantly.

Its triangular head clearly didn't know what had happened.

It tried to rub against Lin Shiming's body, but rubbed against empty air!

Lin Shiming had already leaped again, appearing beside the Red-haired Demon Monkey. The Red-haired Demon Monkey leaped down from the fruit tree, then looked at Lin Shiming and howled twice, thinking it was feeding time. Its fiery red furry hand was about to reach for the Storage Pouch at Lin Shiming's waist!

It howled excitedly.

But it also grabbed empty air!

Then its jaw dropped very low, and it kept muttering, looking like it was grumbling and cursing!

And Lin Shiming's body leaped again, returning to the stone platform on the peak!

Lin Shiming let out a light breath of turbid air. In his hand, the Leaping Void Disc appeared.

His fondness for the Leaping Void Disc grew even more.

This Leaping Void Disc was indeed as he had guessed; it could leap a hundred-meter range, but the consumption of true essence was immense, and it also demanded a lot from the body.

Each time he Transmigrated, his body would be squeezed by space.

However, his Physical Body was a Purple Mansion Body Refining Physical Body, much stronger than that of the Daoist Robe Cultivator, so he could leap three times consecutively. But when he tried to leap again, a sharp pain suddenly shot through his body. Clearly, he had reached his limit!

And within the Leaping Void Disc, true essence also needed to be refined into spatial spiritual energy. He estimated that a fully charged Leaping Void Disc could leap five times.

Putting away the Leaping Void Disc, Lin Shiming didn't stop. He then refined the three Flying Sword Magic Treasures and the long sword Magic Treasure of the Daoist Robe Cultivator.

And this didn't stop.

In his hands, at some unknown point, two more Magic Treasures appeared. In his left hand was a huge golden brick, and in his right hand was a scroll!

The golden brick Magic Treasure was clearly a power-type Magic Treasure, named golden light brick. It greatly aided his Body Cultivator strength. And the scroll Magic Treasure was a long-awaited incomplete Magic Treasure.

Previously, he hadn't had time, but now he could truly try to refine this Magic Treasure.

He first set the scroll Magic Treasure aside and quietly refined the golden light brick Magic Treasure. To his pleasant surprise, this Magic Treasure was actually a Medium Grade Fourth-Order Magic Treasure, a tier higher than his two Flying Sword Magic Treasures and the Leaping Void Disc Magic Treasure!

It took him a full month to refine this golden brick Magic Treasure.

With a wave of his hand, a huge golden brick suddenly expanded countless times, then smashed towards the Void Realm. Immediately, the space itself showed a huge distortion, revealing its immense power.

He didn't dare to smash it against the ground; the ground of the Grotto-heaven World couldn't withstand his abuse!

But from its power, it could definitely smash a Purple Mansion Cultivator to death!

Obtaining another relatively useful Magic Treasure also made Lin Shiming's expression look a bit better.

Finally, his gaze fell upon the scroll Magic Treasure, and his breathing became somewhat rapid.

The scroll Magic Treasure had a high probability of being a Legacy Magic Treasure!

He picked up the scroll, infused it with true essence, and began to slowly refine it.

But very quickly, he frowned.

He still wouldn't give up and continued to infuse true essence!

But very quickly, he had to accept a fact: he couldn't refine this scroll Magic Treasure at all. His Purple Mansion true essence was exactly the same as when he was in the Foundation Establishment stage.

It simply couldn't affect the scroll Magic Treasure. At this moment, he even began to doubt whether this Magic Treasure scroll was truly a Magic Treasure.

Unwilling to give up, he began to refine each page of the scroll, but time passed by minute by minute.

It was still in vain; he couldn't refine it.

Not even the pages!

Lin Shiming's expression couldn't help but turn ugly. This scroll Magic Treasure, on which he had placed high hopes, was now unrefinable.

He knew that he had tried the three-legged Pill Furnace Magic Treasure, and it could be refined. It was just that the refining speed of that Magic Treasure was extremely slow, and it didn't help much in a Cultivator's combat.

Just as Lin Shiming was looking worried, the System prompt appeared again.

"Please cast the Spirit Control Seal on the scroll Magic Treasure to manifest the Treasure Unlocking Art of the Magic Treasure and master the incomplete Spirit Treasure, Book of Hidden Paths!"

The System prompt startled Lin Shiming. A Spirit Treasure was three tiers higher than a Magic Treasure. In between were Fourth-Order Magic Treasures, Fifth-Order Magic Treasures, and Sixth-Order Magic Treasures, then Spirit Treasures.

And Spirit Treasures were rumored to only be possessed by Soul Transformation Cultivators.

He was somewhat dumbfounded, even feeling a bit sluggish. Although the appearance of this scroll Magic Treasure was peculiar and the secret techniques recorded within it were extremely precious, he still couldn't connect it to being an incomplete Spirit Treasure.

Even if it was incomplete, if this treasure were to be revealed, it was estimated that all Cultivators in the entire Eastern Region would hunt him down.

However, he still hesitated as to whether he could use a Spirit Treasure.

At this moment, he was even worried that if he used it, his true essence would be completely drained!

It was important to know that a Fifth-Order Magic Treasure was not something he could use at his Realm, let alone a Spirit Treasure.

Even though he had countless hesitations in his heart, Lin Shiming still wanted to give it a try.

Perhaps an incomplete Spirit Treasure could be used by a Purple Mansion Cultivator. Of course, all of this required him to learn the Treasure Unlocking Art.

He skillfully cast the Spirit Control Seal, which appeared on the surface of the scroll Magic Treasure. As expected, the scroll Magic Treasure quickly began to emit layers of Spirit Light.

And above the Spirit Light, a faint line of characters emerged.

For Immortal Cultivators, a Qi Refining Cultivator could read ten lines at a glance and remember them perfectly.

For a Purple Mansion Cultivator, basically a hundred ancient texts, in front of their powerful Divine Sense, wouldn't even take fifteen minutes to generally comprehend.

But Lin Shiming's face quickly fell. He couldn't comprehend the Treasure Unlocking Art.

Even though this was only the first layer of the Treasure Unlocking Art.

Even though there weren't many words!

He tried his best to control the True Essence within his body, beginning to evolve towards the spiritual characters of the Treasure Unlocking Art, but the more he evolved, the more alarmed he became.

For a full day, not only did he fail to evolve a single character, but his eyes turned bloodshot.

This Treasure Unlocking Art was simply not something a Purple Mansion Cultivator could comprehend.

Lin Shiming had no choice but to accept this reality.

In the distance, the sun rose, signaling the arrival of a new day, and the System prompt appeared again:

"Please cast the Minor Divine Ability, Light of Deduction, to accelerate your comprehension of the Treasure Unlocking Art!"

Lin Shiming was moved when he heard the prompt.

Indeed, he still had a Minor Divine Ability, and this Minor Divine Ability was clearly more powerful than the Minor Divine Ability Wind of Rejuvenation.

He looked at the Root of Deduction in his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness, which had already branched out, its spirit leaves adorned with dazzling, colorful spiritual patterns.

He didn't use it immediately. Instead, he took out Mingxin spirit tea, began to consume it, and circulated the Spirit Splitting Art to restore himself to his optimal state. Only then did he take out the scroll Magic Treasure and simultaneously activate the Root of Deduction.

Streams of dazzling Spirit Light surged from the Root of Deduction, then spread throughout his mind. At this moment, the obscure and difficult-to-understand Treasure Unlocking Art became significantly easier.

He suppressed his excitement, not daring to waste a single second.

He slowly began to comprehend, and the more he comprehended, the more he realized the power of the Treasure Unlocking Art, and at the same time, the more he anticipated the power of the incomplete Spirit Treasure.

Time passed by minute by minute. The Light of Deduction completely dissipated after one day.

Lin Shiming's body, however, remained seated on the stone platform. He had basically understood the first level of the Treasure Unlocking Art's spiritual incantations.

Next was Cultivation.

Spring turned to autumn, half a year passed, and with a flash of Spirit Light.

The next moment, Lin Shiming's body seemed to circulate one spiritual character after another.

Those spiritual characters, like a heavenly scripture, shimmered with golden light, yet their true form remained indistinct.

It was at this moment that the scroll Magic Treasure finally moved, rushing into Lin Shiming's Purple Mansion.

And Lin Shiming suddenly felt a terrifying suction force.

His expression changed, and he wanted to stop the suction.

With such a terrifying suction force, he would lose all his True Essence in a short time, and in severe cases, he would die on the spot.

However, the scroll Spirit Treasure absorbed quickly and stopped drawing just as Lin Shiming's True Essence was about to be exhausted.

The scroll in his Sea of Consciousness reverted to its ordinary appearance, devoid of Spirit Light or spiritual might.

Only the True Essence within his body slowly flowed into it.

Lin Shiming wanted to control it using the Treasure Unlocking Art, but he quickly discovered that the first level of the Treasure Unlocking Art only allowed him to store the Spirit Treasure within his body.

To use it, he had to comprehend the second level of the Treasure Unlocking Art.

However, the second level did not appear, nor did the System prompt.

Of course, he also knew that even if he comprehended the second level, he probably wouldn't have enough True Essence to use it.

This made Lin Shiming feel a bit deflated. He had a Spirit Treasure in his body, but he could only look at it and not use it.

His Divine Sense covered the scroll Magic Treasure, and he suddenly found that his aura had changed dramatically.

From a Purple Mansion aura, it instantly dropped to Late Foundation Establishment Stage!

Moreover, it didn't stop there, quickly reaching Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, Foundation Establishment Early Stage... His expression suddenly became excited. The greatest characteristic of this incomplete scroll Spirit Treasure was its ordinariness. If not for the System prompt, he wouldn't have been able to pick it up.

Now it seemed that even if he only mastered the first level, he could use the scroll Spirit Treasure to conceal his Cultivation and change the appearance of his Cultivation Technique!

He even discovered that he could use the scroll Magic Treasure to hide his Purple Mansion, leaving only his spirit platform, and his True Essence could also transform into the appearance of the Purple Wood Heart Sutra's Cultivation Technique True Essence.

This scene filled him with immense joy.

With this concealment ability, he no longer had to worry about his Cultivation Breakthrough being exposed.

He could also openly go to see Xie An!

Even if he went to Qingxuan Sect in the future, he wouldn't need to be secretive!

He tried for a long time and found that this concealment ability was not the power of the Spirit Treasure, but rather it seemed to happen automatically after the Spirit Treasure and he became one.

Its consumption was not significant at all.

Lin Shiming became increasingly satisfied. After studying it for a long time, mental exhaustion struck him again.

Having used the Minor Divine Ability Light of Deduction, his body was once again utterly exhausted.

The leaves of the Root of Deduction also began to wither, devoid of any spiritual pattern light points.

He also looked at the Spirit Light recovery speed and estimated that the recovery cycle would be over ten years!

Lin Shiming took out spirit tea, wanting to see if it could help him recover, but he quickly discovered that the effects of the Third-Order mingxin tea had completely disappeared.

The Spirit Light recovery time was still ten years!

Lin Shiming wasn't too disappointed. The ability of the Light of Deduction was equally shocking, and once every ten years, in his opinion, was already quite remarkable.

After the test, Lin Shiming's body could no longer hold on, and he fell into a deep sleep... Not far from Fangmu Mountain, a red Sword Light rapidly swept past.

In a flash, it headed towards the outer perimeter of the Qingyun Mountain Range.

The black light was very fast, but in a blink of an eye, it was blocked by a Sword Light condensed from five-colored spiritual flames.

The red Sword Light belonged to Lin Shijie, but in the next moment, his sword stopped dead in its tracks.

His eyes were filled with disbelief, because the person in front of him should have been dead long ago!

"Big Brother!" The Daoist Robe Cultivator in black removed his felt hat, revealing an indifferent face. He was wearing the robes of the Corpse Refinement Sect.

On his back was a miniature coffin!

Lin Shijie's emotions fluctuated violently; he was certain he hadn't mistaken him!

"I'm not your Big Brother!"

"You don't deserve to call me Big Brother!" Lin Shijie's expression turned cold.

His eyes closed unwillingly, then quickly opened again.

Within his gaze, Killing Intent and helplessness, various emotions, appeared in turn!

The person in front of him was indeed Lin Shimo, the Lin Shimo who had perished while seeking treasure with Lin Shiming and Lin Shiyi back then.

He was also the Lin Shimo who used to follow behind him, secretly competing!

Back then, he was also one of the three heroes of the Lin Family!

At this point, how could Lin Shijie not know that Lin Shiming and Lin Shiyi had deceived the Family, that Lin Shimo hadn't died at all, but instead had joined the Corpse Refinement Sect.

He had even broken through to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

But in his opinion, it would have been better if he had died. Joining the Corpse Refinement Sect was undoubtedly walking the path of evil!

"Big Brother, different paths lead to the same destination. Shimo doesn't believe he made any mistake. Second Brother and Seventh Brother also helped me. I hope Big Brother can forgive me!"

"What a 'different paths lead to the same destination'? But if you take a good look at your filthy Dao Heart, do you still have the confidence to say such a thing!" Lin Shijie was utterly disdainful.

What kind of Sect was the Corpse Refinement Sect? They dug up ancestral graves, killed living people to refine corpses, and even used women and children to refine corpses, completely without any bottom line.

This twisted pursuit of Cultivation and strength was not the Immortal Dao at all!

"Are you not afraid I'll kill you?" Lin Shijie said coldly.

The spiritual flames in his hand once again transformed into a flame sword under the Sword Intent of the Fire Forge.

"Big Brother's talent is indeed the Lin Family's number one Genius, but Lin Mo's purpose this time is not to argue with Big Brother, but to save the Lin Family!"

Lin Shimo showed no fear. His face was as indifferent as a refined corpse.

Having dealt with spiritual corpses for so long, he had even forgotten how to smile.

"Basically, all Foundation Establishment Families in Yun Province have been secretly controlled by the various Sects' hidden lines. The Heavenly Demon Sect's next target is Fangmu Mountain, and they will make their move within a year!"

Lin Shimo continued.

Lin Shijie did not interrupt him. Although he was unwilling to see Lin Shimo, Lin Shimo's words closely resembled the current situation in Yun Province.

He had no choice but to believe him.

Furthermore, Lin Shimo had no reason to lie.

"Big Brother, as long as you convince Fifth Uncle to join the Corpse Refinement Sect, the Lin Family will be able to escape this great change, and in the future, even in Yan Country, we will be able to find a territory to recuperate and thrive!"

"Moreover, with your Aptitude, as long as you join the Corpse Refinement Sect, Purple Mansion is definitely within reach!"

Lin Shimo said confidently. After speaking, he took out the coffin from his back, revealing a Third-Order Late Stage blood corpse within.

"Big Brother, you're outdated!"

Lin Shimo spoke again.

Lin Shijie was at Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and although he was also at Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, he could already control a Third-Order Late Stage blood corpse!

Moreover, his Spiritual Root was far inferior to Lin Shijie's!

At this moment, he had already proven that the Family was a burden, and cultivating alone was more suitable for him.

Lin Shimo put away the blood corpse again.

"You go. The Family will never join the Corpse Refinement Sect. Since Ancestor Zhengxing, the Lin Family has considered itself not a Family of upright gentlemen, but at least we are open and honest and cannot make such a decision!" Lin Shijie shook his head.

At this moment, he really wanted to kill Lin Shimo with a single sword strike. Although Lin Shimo's strength was very strong, in front of him, who possessed the Five Flames True Scripture and Sword Light Manifestation, it would at most be a matter of five sword strikes.

What Third-Order Late Stage spiritual corpse could compare to his Five Absolute Flames?

But he understood that Lin Shimo had also come to provide intelligence, out of good intentions.

As for vying for supremacy, after witnessing Lin Shiming, the only one who could make him fight and chase in this era was Lin Shiming.

Exposing the Lin Family's true strength for the sake of a fight would definitely be irrational!

Lin Shimo still wanted to say more!

But then Lin Shijie drove his Flying Sword and disappeared into this mountain range.

Leaving only Lin Shimo standing in place. In his mind, he tried to recall Lin Shijie's former face, but he quickly shook his head and stroked the coffin on his back... Inside the pavilion on Fangmu Mountain, Lin Shiming looked at the information Lin Shijie handed him and fell silent. He hadn't expected Lin Shimo to reappear.

And the Heavenly Demon Sect's next target was actually their Lin Family.

"Big Brother, please tell Fifth Uncle to arrange the Family's defenses in preparation for the Heavenly Demon Sect's attack a year from now!"

"It's been delayed for so long, I must also go to Qingyun Market once, to see Xie An, and to see Daoist Free Spirit Yunling!" Lin Shiming muttered to himself.

As he thought, a beautiful figure couldn't help but appear in his mind!

At this moment, he suddenly realized that he no longer had a choice; reality forced him to walk the same path as Daoist Free Spirit Yunling!