332: Jiuxiao Sanren (two-in-one thank you for your tips)

In the deliberation hall, Lin Shiming walked in. Lin Houyong and other elders had already taken their seats, discussing important matters.

"Fifth Uncle, Eleventh Uncle, Thirty-first Uncle!" Lin Shiming respectfully called out.

Lin Houyong, Lin Houxuan, and Lin Houfei also stood up.

"Shiming, you've finally come out of seclusion."

Everyone was a little emotional, and they also keenly noticed that Lin Shiming at this moment was different from before. At this moment, they vaguely saw an Immortal Sword.

That sharpness and edge, the feeling of one person forming a world, made them look sideways, and even subconsciously took a step back.

"Congratulations, Shiming, for another Breakthrough!" Lin Houyong also cupped his hands and said.

"A small Breakthrough, not worth mentioning!" Lin Shiming shook his head. After breaking through to the third sword, he could now influence his surroundings at all times. He hadn't expected this result before, and now, he had to quickly stabilize and rein it in.

Otherwise, if his Sword Intent was released externally, some might mistakenly believe he had reached the Sword Dao Realm of a Sword Saint.

Fortunately, he had a sword dao seed and could fully master it in a few days.

"Shiming, since you've come out of seclusion this time, I'll inform you of two matters simultaneously!" Lin Houyuan invited Lin Shiming to sit down, brewed him some spirit tea, and then took out a Jade Slip and a Storage Pouch.

"This is the writing of the South Sea Cultivation World. The Family has already compiled it and is arranging for Cultivators to enter the South Sea market to gather information!"

"Furthermore, the purpose of the treasure-hunting Cultivator has also been clarified: he had previously seen a Thunder Spirit Turtle and wanted to capture its hatchlings to sell!"

"In addition, the one hundred thousand Mortals and one thousand Cultivators relocated by the Family are all on the right track!"

"Regarding the islands, Shuangmu Island and three of its outer islands have now been developed, and we've already begun continuous investment in second-tier turtle spirit coconut and ordinary turtle spirit coconut!"

Lin Shiming also nodded. With Seventh Grand Uncle Lin Xianzhi and his father present, he wasn't worried about the matters on Shuangmu Island.

He was, however, pleasantly surprised that the turtle spirit coconut had been developed from a second-tier spirit wine into a spirit wine for ordinary people.

At the same time, he also felt some curiosity about the South Sea Cultivation World.

"Over the past half year, the Family's Foundation Establishment Cultivators have increased by three more!" Lin Houyong said again, his face full of joy.

Lin Shiming knew these three people: Lin Shizhong, Lin Shiyun, and Lin Shijin. One was an Artifact Refiner, one a Formation Master, and one a Talisman Maker. The Breakthroughs of these three Shi Generation members also meant that the Lin Family's skills could advance further.

These three had been at the Qi Refining Stage Ninth Level for a considerable time, so their rapid Breakthrough was natural.

The reason they hadn't broken through sooner was simply the lack of Foundation Establishment Pills.

However, Lin Zekong, Lin Zelu, and Lin Zecheng, from the Ze Generation, made Lin Shiming somewhat worried, especially Lin Zelu. After all, he only had Three Spiritual Roots, had experienced little, and found it somewhat difficult to temper his spiritual power, but his talent and importance were self-evident!

"Shiming, the most important thing right now is this Golden Core Ceremony. These are the Spirit Stones the Family has prepared, and there's also a gift: an eight-hundred-year-old Purple Cloud Ginseng!" Lin Houyong handed the remaining Storage Pouch to Lin Shiming.

Inside the Storage Pouch were twenty thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones and a Jade Box, which contained a purple spirit ginseng.

An eight-hundred-year-old Purple Cloud Ginseng was already a fourth-tier Spirit Medicine. For the Lin Family, a Foundation Establishment Family on the surface, offering such a gift was a sign of extreme sincerity.

After Lin Houyong finished speaking, he seemed to hesitate, then finally frowned and spoke with some urgency.

"Shiming, I'll have to trouble you with the Cultivation Technique as well!"

What Lin Houyong was referring to was naturally the Nine Nether Profound Wind Scripture.

This was also the most urgent matter for Lin Houyong's youngest son, Lin Shiyuan.

"Fifth Uncle, I will do my best to purchase it!" Lin Shiming nodded, but didn't speak too definitively. In his heart, he wasn't particularly keen on the Nine Nether Profound Wind Scripture.

After all, Cultivation Techniques flowing out from the Qingxuan Sect were never perfect; they inevitably contained some tricks.

From the memories of that Purple Mansion Cultivator from the Heavenly Demon Sect, he knew clearly that Immortal Master Divine Machine had indeed tampered with the Cultivation Technique.

Although his System indicated it could resolve this risk, auctioning it would still involve the Lin Family's wind Spiritual Root Cultivators.

Of course, if the timing was right and he could avoid the risks, he might consider purchasing it, but he preferred to buy Cultivation Techniques elsewhere, especially in the underground black market.

Generally speaking, where there's an Auction, there will naturally be small underground trading gatherings.

The difficulty lay in how to gain entry and how to conceal one's identity!

This Golden Core Ceremony was also a grand event in the Eastern Region. Not to mention, it was hosted by the Qingxuan Sect, which was currently at the center of attention. The amount of attention it would attract would likely see many Golden Core Cultivators appear to offer congratulations.

As for Purple Mansion Cultivators, an unimaginable number might appear.

After all, what Purple Mansion Cultivators sought was the Golden Core Great Dao. A Golden Core Cultivator who had broken through to Purple Mansion and lectured on the spot was also a rare Opportunity!

Even the Purple Mansion Cultivators of those Sects would flock to such a lecture!

However, Lin Shiming's dilemma was his inability to participate in the Purple Mansion Cultivators' small trading gatherings.

Otherwise, for a newly advanced Purple Mansion Cultivator like him, the gains would be even greater.

And Lin Shiming's current financial resources were considerable, whether in Spirit Stones or Magic Treasures. Moreover, at an underground Auction, as long as he had a black mask that blocked Divine Sense, coupled with the Book of Hidden Paths, few people would be able to see through him.

"Fifth Uncle, for the Family's Foundation Establishment Cultivators this time, you can also list any treasures they need for me!" Lin Shiming still said.

As a Foundation Establishment Family, with only five or six Foundation Establishment Cultivators on the surface, the Lin Family only dispatched two Foundation Establishment Cultivators and two Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivators to attend the celebration this time.

Among the two Qi Refining Cultivators, one was Lin Zeli, the Lin Family's newly advanced Two Spiritual Roots Cultivator of water and metal, and the other was Lin Zewen, a Cultivator favored by Lin Houyuan, who was quite clever and might become the future head of the Commerce Hall.

As for the remaining Foundation Establishment Cultivator, it was Lin Shiming's Thirteenth Uncle, Lin Houwei, ostensibly for the purpose of better researching spirit wine.

Two days later, a spirit boat flew out from Fangmu Mountain, heading towards Qingxuan Mountain!

...In Qingxuan City, streaks of Spirit Light stopped all around.

Countless Cultivators began queuing up to enter Qingxuan City.

Although the Golden Core Ceremony was held on Qingxuan Sect Mountain, it was only for those two days of the ceremony. For the rest of the time, those coming to celebrate the grand event could only enter Qingxuan City.

Lin Shiming and his group of four also walked towards the city gate. On both sides of the city gate, Cultivators had already set up stalls, drawing Lin Zeli's beautiful eyes to look around repeatedly.

Clearly, she had heard many stories about finding overlooked treasures.

Lin Zewen, however, looked ahead after a few glances.

The four paid the entrance Spirit Stones and then headed towards Laiyue Restaurant.

Laiyue Restaurant was still very popular, and as always, it was divided into four floors.

However, the attendant greeting guests at the door had become a Qi Refining Stage Ninth Level Cultivator, and the service attitude was far superior to before, showing how much the Qingxuan Sect valued this ceremony.

In fact, Lin Shiming even saw a Foundation Establishment steward nearby, greeting Purple Mansion Cultivators.

They went up to the second floor, ordered a private room, and let Lin Zewen and Lin Zeli experience the Spirit Cuisine of Laiyue Restaurant.

Lin Zewen, in particular, was asked to express his views on Laiyue Restaurant, as the Lin Family also ran such a restaurant business.

After eating and drinking, Lin Houwei also suggested that everyone go out and explore the stalls and shops in Qingxuan City.

Lin Shiming, who wanted to test his Clone at this moment, naturally wouldn't refuse.

After returning to his room, he took out several sets of specially made Formation Plates, then released his Clone, while his main body entered the Grotto-heaven World to Cultivate quietly.

Lin Shiming controlled his Clone. The group first arrived at the stall area. Compared to previous Qingxuan Assemblys, this stall area was much livelier. Only a small number of stalls belonged to Qi Refining Cultivators; most were Foundation Establishment Cultivators' stalls. Besides that, Lin Shiming even saw several Purple Mansion Cultivators' stalls.

This had never happened before, which also indicated that there were indeed many Purple Mansion Cultivators present this time.

Each Purple Mansion Cultivator's stall had a pavilion, and the treasures were not displayed in front of everyone; there was only a Jade Slip.

Interested Cultivators could go and examine it.

Of course, those who could examine items at a Purple Mansion Cultivator's stall were at least Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators.

"Zewen, Zeli, you two go explore on your own. If you encounter any unexpected situations, use a sound transmission Talisman to contact us. Under no circumstances should you rashly start a conflict!" Lin Shiming said to Lin Zewen and Lin Zeli.

Lin Houwei naturally didn't need Lin Shiming to say more, and the four also acted separately.

There was no need to say more to Lin Zeli and Lin Zewen. Being able to leave Lin Shiming relieved them of a lot of pressure. Lin Houwei also smiled, bid farewell to Lin Shiming, and with a twitch of his nose, began browsing the Foundation Establishment Cultivators' stalls.

Lin Shiming, however, didn't move. Since the System's prompt hadn't sounded, he wasn't very interested in the Foundation Establishment or Qi Refining stalls.

He went directly towards the Purple Mansion Cultivators' stalls.

Besides examining the Purple Mansion Cultivators' treasures, he also wanted to see if these Purple Mansion Cultivators could detect the true nature of his Clone.

If even Purple Mansion Cultivators couldn't be hidden from, then it would be even more impossible to conceal it from Golden Core Cultivators, and he would have to leave as soon as possible.

There were a total of ten pavilion stalls for Purple Mansion Cultivators, but only three had Cultivators present!

Lin Shiming walked to the first pavilion. The Cultivator in this pavilion was a young Cultivator whose attire did not resemble that of a Zhao Country Cultivator.

"Senior!" Lin Shiming said respectfully. The latter nodded.

Only then did Lin Shiming cup his hands in a salute, pick up the Jade Slip, and begin to examine it.

The treasures described in the Jade Slip totaled four items: two Magic Treasures and two Spirit Materials.

The Magic Treasures were a Fire Control Ring and a Primordial Mace, both fourth-tier Low Grade Magic Treasures. The Spirit Materials were a twelve-hundred-year-old Yan Yang Flower and a fourth-tier Earth Fire Lizard egg.

None of the four treasures could be considered rare among fourth-tier treasures, which was why this Purple Mansion Cultivator would set up a stall here.

And the treasures he sought in exchange were even rarer, such as longevity-extending Spirit Medicine.

Lin Shiming couldn't help but glance at the young Cultivator again, then said "Senior" once more, and left.

The young Cultivator remained oblivious, not paying any attention, as if he had already expected this, and continued to close his eyes.

Lin Shiming then went to the second pavilion. The Cultivator in this pavilion was clearly from the Spirit Talisman Sect.

His Jade Slip described various Spirit Talismans, including several extremely powerful fourth-tier Falling Thunder Talismans and Flame Explosion Talismans, which made him somewhat tempted. However, the Cultivator wanted to exchange them for fourth-tier Yao Beast inner cores or defensive Magic Treasures!

Lin Shiming naturally could only leave with regret. He could produce defensive Magic Treasures, but being able to produce them and being able to produce them were two different things.

The last pavilion housed an old man with white hair and white eyebrows, carrying a wine gourd at his waist. He sat with his eyes closed, slowly shaking his head, and from time to time he would take out the gourd from his waist and take a sip.

He actually gave Lin Shiming the feeling of an Immortal of Wine.

Lin Shiming still took the Jade Slip and examined the treasures he was selling.

What he didn't expect was that there was only one treasure: custom-made Magic Treasures!

And there was only one item to exchange: new third-tier spirit wine and self-provided Materials!

Lin Shiming paused immediately. He looked up and asked the old man:

"May I ask if you are Senior Nine Heavens Hermit?"

Nine Heavens Hermit was a legend in the Eastern Region. As a Loose Cultivator, he not only reached the Purple Mansion Realm but was also a fourth-tier High Grade Artifact Refiner.

The Magic Treasures he refined were all eagerly snatched up by Purple Mansion Cultivators!

Of course, another reason Nine Heavens Hermit was so famous was his insatiable love for wine.

Countless Cultivation Families and Cultivation Sects wanted to recruit him as a revered elder!

However, he only had one requirement: to provide at least five types of third-tier spirit wine he had never tasted!

This condition seemed simple, but in reality, when he made this condition, Nine Heavens Hermit was already in the Purple Mansion Realm and over three hundred years old. He had traveled all over the Eastern Region, so finding five types of third-tier spirit wine he hadn't tasted was incredibly difficult!

Because who knew, the next moment, he might have already tasted your wine!

And this person actually came here to set up a stall.

Lin Shiming's heart filled with some ideas. He was worried about finding someone to refine his Soul Suppressing Tower.

The Lin Family's Artifact Refining Master level could currently only refine third-tier High Grade Magical Artifacts. It would take who knows how long to refine a fourth-tier Low Grade Magic Treasure.

And the current Nine Heavens Hermit, as a Loose Cultivator, had a good reputation, and his Artifact Refining strength was renowned!

Furthermore, the Lin Family's turtle spirit coconut was definitely a spirit wine Nine Heavens Hermit had never tasted.

"You have third-tier spirit wine? Old man, I'm telling you, it must be something I haven't tasted!" A light immediately appeared in Nine Heavens Hermit's somewhat cloudy eyes.

"As long as you have third-tier spirit wine, even custom-made High Grade Magical Artifacts are acceptable!"

"Replying to Senior, Junior does not have any!" Lin Shiming shook his head.

Nine Heavens Hermit's expression immediately became dejected. He sat back down, took a swig from his wine gourd, and the wine seemed bitter, making his face fall again.

"Senior, although Junior does not have it, Junior's elder does. Its taste is mellow yet sweet, and it is called turtle spirit coconut. He also happens to need a Magic Treasure refined!" Lin Shiming spoke again. The so-called elder was naturally fabricated.

He couldn't possibly complete the transaction with Nine Heavens Hermit right here.

"May Junior leave a sound transmission Jade Slip for Senior? Junior will retrieve the spirit wine from the elder, and then trouble Senior with Artifact Refining!"

"Naturally!" Nine Heavens Hermit's eyes lit up. He had indeed never heard of turtle spirit coconut. For third-tier spirit wine, if he had tasted it, he would naturally know its name.

Nine Heavens Hermit quickly took out a Spirit Talisman and handed it to Lin Shiming.

Lin Shiming then cupped his hands and took his leave.

Having found a way to deal with the Magic Treasure, Lin Shiming's heart was immediately filled with joy.

He walked towards the Foundation Establishment stalls to rendezvous with Lin Houwei.

However, just then, the System's prompt sounded.

"Please avoid True Person Liuhe's Clone!"