36: Green peach for two years

In front of the magnificent Treasure Pavilion, Second Uncle Lin Houshou was still guarding it, but beside him, there was an additional Shi Generation disciple.

When Lin Shiming exchanged for Medicinal Pills, it was mainly that Shi Generation Cultivator who acted according to the rules.

Second Uncle, on the other hand, was deep in thought, holding a Jade Slip in his hand, seemingly studying a Formation, which was giving him a massive headache, and his expression was quite troubled.

Lin Shiming sold the High Grade second-tier spirit sword and two Medium Grade spirit swords he had obtained from the Huang Family Cultivator to the Family Treasure Pavilion at a discounted price, converting them into Medicinal Pills.

His Divine Sense was insufficient to support him in activating multiple Serpent Vine Flowers while also activating two High Grade spirit swords. Now that he was penniless again, he simply exchanged them.

During the exchange, Lin Houshou, who was nearby, learned that Lin Shiming and Lin Shiyi were going to spar. He immediately volunteered to oversee the match, ensuring that neither of them would be in danger at critical moments.

Sparring among Cultivators was quite dangerous, especially when their strengths were similar.

Both Lin Shiming and Lin Shiyi naturally agreed. Having an elder nearby meant that at critical moments, he could also point out their shortcomings.

The two chose a desolate area not far from the Treasure Pavilion as their sparring location.

“Second Brother, please?” Lin Shiming extended his hand, making a gesture of invitation.

“Seventh Brother, Second Brother is a rough man, so I won’t bother with formalities. But Second Brother will let you make the first move!” Lin Shiyi said honestly, then took out an iron rod.

Although this iron rod looked black on the surface, it was actually a High Grade second-tier Magical Artifact, the Dark Gold Profound Rod, made from the large iron rod taken from the Red-haired Demon Monkey during the Peach Blossom Valley battle. Its power was quite impressive.

Lin Shiming took a deep breath and no longer feigned modesty. He immediately formed a hand seal, sending out countless Wood Vine seeds.

At the same time, with his other hand, the Ink Lotus Sword also flew out, glowing brightly, and struck directly at Lin Shiyi.

“Good!” Lin Shiyi laughed loudly. The Profound Rod in his hand danced with Spirit Light, then he charged towards Lin Shiming.

As a Body Cultivator, his strength lay in his physical body, and he was not proficient in Dao techniques.

Lin Shiyi’s speed was extremely fast. With a single strike, he sent Lin Shiming’s Ink Lotus Sword flying with a resounding clang.

At this moment, Lin Shiming formed another hand seal, and countless Wood Vines beneath the ground began to grow wildly.

They instantly covered Lin Shiyi from all directions, but Lin Shiyi swept his rod fiercely, and countless flames emanated from the Dark Gold Profound Rod, sweeping away the Wood Vines and creating a large vacuum.

And just then, Lin Shiming formed another hand seal, and a giant Serpent Vine Flower seed began to sprout.

“This is what I’ve been waiting for!” Lin Shiyi shouted loudly, as if he had anticipated it all along. The Profound Rod in his hand suddenly grew three times larger.

A giant rod enveloped in flames directly smashed towards the Serpent Vine Flower that had not yet fully grown.

With a loud bang, the seed was crushed, and with the burst of Spiritual Qi, the seed could no longer sprout.

He had seen Lin Shiming’s move before and had naturally thought about it for a long time, coming up with a countermeasure.

When the Serpent Vine Flower first sprouts, it is not particularly strong. It’s best to just smash the seed.

Lin Shiming was also greatly surprised. This was the first time he had learned of this weakness of the Serpent Vine Flower.

However, he was only momentarily surprised, not overly so. Instead, he flipped his hand, drank some monkey wine, and as his spiritual power surged again, he sprouted another Serpent Vine Flower seed.

And right behind Lin Shiyi, it grew wildly, instantly becoming a towering giant vine that directly coiled around Lin Shiyi, lifting him into the air. A huge Serpent Vine Flower also aimed at Lin Shiyi.

“Seventh Brother, I concede!” When he was coiled by the vine, Lin Shiyi’s fate was sealed. As a Body Cultivator, without a point of leverage, being trapped meant he had already lost the initiative. Lin Shiming also had Profound Water Heavy Mountain.

“Second Brother, you are too kind!” Lin Shiming cupped his fists and smiled. Activating two Serpent Vine Flower seeds by drinking wine was a testament to his strength after breaking through to the sixth level of Qi Refining.

“Lost is lost, Second Brother admits defeat!” Lin Shiyi said in a carefree manner, but then he frowned.

Staring at Lin Shiming, he said:

“Seventh Brother, Second Brother lost today, but with your strength, Second Brother is more at ease. However, you must be careful of Fourth Brother!”

“He was the one who told me about the weakness of the Serpent Vine Flower. He is not convinced that you, with Three Spiritual Roots, should be the Family’s supported talent. He believes that the most deserving Three Spiritual Roots to be cultivated should be him!” Lin Shiyi revealed everything.

He came this time, partly due to his love for battle, and partly to warn Lin Shiming.

The fourth in the Shi Generation was Lin Shimo, the one who dealt with corpses all day and cultivated the Corpse Refining Art.

Lin Shiming’s heart also tightened. He hadn’t expected such an incident to arise from being supported by the Family, and he kept it in mind.

“It’s fine, the Shi Generation does indeed need more communication!” Of course, Lin Shiming said nonchalantly.

With a great enemy facing the Family, they should unite against external threats.

Lin Houshou, who was nearby, also began to evaluate the battle between the two.

“Shiyi, after you dealt with Shiming’s Serpent Vine Flower seed, you should have quickly closed in on Lin Shimo, instead of staying put. As a Body Cultivator, you don’t need to pause, and you cannot pause!”

“Yes, thank you, Second Uncle!” Lin Shiyi also thanked Lin Houshou.

Both of them gained something from this battle, especially the latter. Lin Shiming himself wasn’t entirely clear about the weakness of the Serpent Vine Flower, but now it seemed that all Wood Vines or seeds activated by the Wood Vine Technique would have this weakness.

Lin Houshou then began to give Lin Shiming some pointers, discussing the characteristics of Lin Shiming’s fighting style, his strengths, and how to improve.

Lin Shiming also humbly accepted, and they continued to converse until sunset.

Only then did the two brothers, Lin Shiming and Lin Shiyi, leave the Treasure Pavilion.

He also once again embarked on the road to Green Peach Mountain... On Green Peach Mountain, the peach blossoms bloomed and withered, withered and bloomed.

In the blink of an eye, two springs passed.

It was another clear day, and the flowers were blooming brilliantly.

Today, the peach blossoms bloomed more profusely than ever before, dense and clustered.

On a Spirit Peach Tree, a red monkey over two meters tall was jumping around, howling as it jumped. Many peach blossoms were shaken off, falling to the ground, forming a pink carpet of petals.

The Red-haired Demon Monkey seemed to find the small tree boring and wanted to jump to another huge peach tree.

A golden mantis suddenly flew out, its two huge scythe-like forelegs striking.

The Red-haired Demon Monkey immediately howled and ran towards a wooden house.

The wooden house opened, and a young man in a green robe walked out. On his shoulder, a golden Golden Luan Eagle was preening its golden feathers with its beak.

“Red-haired, if you dare to harm the Spirit Peach Tree again, you’ll have to fight Golden Wings!”

The young man in green was Lin Shiming, who had been cultivating assiduously for two years. In two years, he had not broken through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, but had fallen into a Bottleneck.

Instead, the Red-haired Demon Monkey and the Golden Winged Mantis had undergone tremendous changes, especially the Golden Winged Mantis, which had reached the Medium Grade second-tier Yao Beast in terms of cultivation strength, and subtly showed a tendency to break through to High Grade second-tier.

The Red-haired Demon Monkey had also entered the Medium Grade second-tier Yao Beast not long ago, but its strength was far inferior to Golden Wings.

As for the Golden Luan Eagle on his shoulder, it was even weaker, a Low Grade second-tier Yao Beast, only capable of travel as a flying tool.

Just then, a Spirit Talisman shot in, and Lin Shiming caught it in his hand.

It was from the Lin Family disciple newly assigned to guard Green Peach Mountain.

“The two-year period is up, it’s time to go back!”