374: Magical Xuanyuan Pearl, Three Dragon Lata

I don't know how long it had been, but Lin Shiming opened his eyes, only feeling a bit stiff.

He stood up, his bones creaking.

Beside him, Wang Jiao and Red-haired Demon Monkey also let out low growls.

They were also seriously injured, but to protect Lin Shiming, they had persevered for over half a month.

Lin Shiming felt a pang of heartache and, from a collection of Storage Pouches, found a Buddha Eagle Great Yao Beast, the very one that had chased Lin Shiming that day.

However, its head was now gone, severed by a blood saber, and because it was casually stored, a lot of its Spiritual Qi had been lost.

Normally, Lin Shiming would never be willing to part with such a good Great Yao Beast corpse.

But this was a special time, and the two beasts were instantly overjoyed; although the Yao Beast's Inner Core had been taken by Lin Shiming.

The remaining Yao Beast meat was also a great tonic. Wang Jiao had lost most of its scales and needed blood Qi.

Red-haired Demon Monkey was naturally no exception, and Lin Shiming gave the two beasts a few more healing Medicinal Pills.

The two beasts took the Spirit Pills but still looked at Lin Shiming eagerly.

Lin Shiming couldn't help but shake his head and took out two bottles of Beast Nurturing Pills.

These Beast Nurturing Pills were all Grade 3, of little use to the two beasts, but since they were already familiar with them, they treated them as appetizers.

With such a large Buddha Eagle, they were naturally going to have a feast!

After taking care of the two Spirit Beasts, Lin Shiming once again rummaged through his Storage Pouches.

Next, he needed to find usable Magic Treasures.

His two Soul Suppressing Towers were half- Waste (damaged), no longer of much use, and might even need Nine Heavens Hermit to repair them. His Minor Divine Ability also couldn't be used yet.

He had to find more means of defense. The further he went, the stronger the opponents he might face.

A month and a half had passed, and those Cultivators who were short a few five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicines would also start targeting lone Cultivators.

After all, no Cultivator would be unmoved by the prospect of exchanging such a treasure as a Core Formation Pill from a Golden Core Cultivator.

In addition, Realm Breaking Talismans also needed to be searched for. After this disaster, he increasingly realized the importance of Realm Breaking Talismans.

Lin Shiming took out over a dozen Storage Pouches, his expression full of anticipation. Among them, there were five Peak Purple Mansion Realm Cultivators.

There were also six Late Purple Mansion Realm Cultivators, but not a single Mid Purple Mansion Realm Cultivator.

He first took out all the Realm Breaking Talismans and placed them on one side of a spiritual jade. These Realm Breaking Talismans were all what he needed to refine later.

The number of Realm Breaking Talismans determined whether he could escape at a critical moment.

After searching through a dozen Storage Pouches, there were only eleven Realm Breaking Talismans, seven of which were from the Blood Cultivation Sect Cultivators' Storage Pouches.

Only four belonged to the Buddhist monks.

Of course, when they were chasing Lin Shiming, they had already used eight.

Including Lin Shiming's own stock, his Realm Breaking Talismans had reached twelve.

With the Realm Breaking Talismans taken out, he felt at ease and let out a long sigh.

These Realm Breaking Talismans were not only for use in the Ziyang Secret Realm, but also excellent for escaping if he encountered some Formations after leaving the Secret Realm, or for giving to Family seed Cultivators for escape.

Compared to the Eastern Region Cultivation World, the South Sea Cultivation World was much vaster and boundless, with far too many high-level Cultivators. This also made it inevitable for Family Cultivators to encounter difficulties when venturing out for experience.

Closing the spiritual jade, Lin Shiming contentedly put away the Realm Breaking Talismans, then began to take out all the Magic Treasures and examine them one by one.

He saw a large pile of items on the spiritual table in front of him, and of course, the most heartbreaking among them were several Magic Treasures that had been split in half.

These Magic Treasures had lost much of their Spirit Light, and there was a strong fire light at the breaks, all severed by a single sword strike from the Yan Yang Sword.

Facing so many Peak Purple Mansion Realm Cultivators, and with the possibility of them using Realm Breaking Talismans, the Yan Yang Sword naturally held nothing back.

Lin Shiming also specifically collected these broken Magic Treasures in a Storage Pouch.

The Materials of these Magic Treasures were not bad. When the Family produced a new Grade 4 Artifact Refiner, they could be re-refined into High Grade Magic Treasures.

Furthermore, they could even be tailored to a Cultivator for refining into a Lifebound Treasure.

With the broken Magic Treasures put away, there were still many remaining Magic Treasures.

After all, these were Purple Mansion Cultivators who had roamed the South Sea for countless years, and they were quite wealthy.

Among them were five High Grade Grade 4 Magic Treasures, ten High Grade Grade 4 Magic Treasures, and twelve Medium Grade and Low Grade Grade 4 Magic Treasures.

As for Magical Artifacts, they were automatically ignored.

Although he couldn't activate the High Grade Magic Treasures, his first glance still went to the five High Grade Magic Treasures.

The first High Grade Magic Treasure was three Demonic Blood Needles. Lin Shiming had experienced the power of these Demonic Blood Needles outside the forbidden Formation.

If he hadn't used the Minor Divine Ability, Shadow of Immortal Wood, transforming into an immortal wood rooted in the Void Realm, he might have been pierced by these Demonic Blood Needles.

These three Demonic Blood Needles came as a set, and in terms of ambushing others, they were no worse than the Hidden Sky Net.

Lin Shiming naturally regarded the Demonic Blood Needles as an important Magic Treasure.

Among the remaining four Magic Treasures, the second one that caught his attention was a ring.

Ring Magic Treasures were extremely rare, mostly Storage Rings, but once a ring Magic Treasure appeared, its power would certainly not be low.

This ring Magic Treasure was also taken by Lin Shiming from the corpse of the Blood Cultivation Sect Cultivator.

As soon as he held the ring, he felt a chilling sensation, and he suddenly discovered that his True Essence actually had a faint sense of repulsion.

This made his eyes freeze, and he placed the ring in front of him, examining it carefully.

He saw the dark ring body emitting a faint glow.

"Yuan Magnetic Crystal!" Lin Shiming looked at the ring with a hint of disbelief, and after a long time, he exclaimed in surprise.

This Yuan Magnetic Crystal was an advanced form of yuan magnetic stone, requiring a large amount of yuan magnetic stone to be melted down under fortuitous circumstances.

Most importantly, the Yuan Magnetic Crystal would release Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, which countered most Five Elements Spells.

The degree of this counter was much more powerful than that of the Yuan Magnetic Seal. However, this Yuan Magnetic Ring was still small, and Lin Shiming still needed to observe its specific effects.

Lin Shiming also tentatively channeled his True Essence into it, to see if he could activate this Yuan Magnetic Ring.

The next moment, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the Yuan Magnetic Ring could indeed be activated. After all, yuan magnetic stone was difficult to refine into Magical Artifacts; the Lin Family directly used Formations to bind it, employing it as a gravity-type Magical Artifact, and the restraining Formations on it were relatively simple.

This Yuan Magnetic Crystal was even more difficult to refine, usually appearing as mountain-shaped Magic Treasures, but this time, it was a ring Magic Treasure.

However, it also had extremely high demands on True Essence, and a repulsive force emanated from within the ring, causing his expression to change slightly.

He had to use the Star Body Tempering Art to forcibly resist this force before he could activate it.

Since the Yuan Magnetic Ring could be refined, Lin Shiming simply wore it on his hand, constantly training with this sensation so that during a major battle, he wouldn't be affected by a sudden repulsive force.

With two good Magic Treasures appearing consecutively, Lin Shiming's expression also improved.

He then looked at the remaining Magic Treasures, which included a Buddha Discipline Ruler, a Hundred Buddhas Scroll, and a string of Mystic Profound Origin Pearls.

As soon as Lin Shiming held the Buddha Discipline Ruler and the Hundred Buddhas Scroll, he couldn't help but sigh. These two treasures were clearly Buddhist Magic Treasures, and Cultivators who didn't practice Buddhist Dharma would find their effectiveness greatly reduced when using them.

For him, they were not very useful. If Lin Hou could successfully break through to the Purple Mansion Realm in the future, they could be given to him.

The final Profound Origin Pearl, however, gave Lin Shiming a pleasant surprise: a full twelve beads, each capable of storing a Spell for use at a critical moment.

And even Minor Divine Abilities could be stored in the same way.

This was also how the Buddhist Cultivator, who was the only one able to use a Minor Divine Ability under the Yan Yang Sword, utilized the Minor Divine Ability stored in this Mystic Profound Origin Pearl!

For him, it was also a rare treasure.

It further compensated for the disadvantage of the Shadow of Immortal Wood. Besides that, he could also store and unleash the Great Evolution Sword Style of Sword Genesis Myriad Laws.

Moreover, it could also be activated by a Mid Purple Mansion Realm Cultivator.

Lin Shiming clutched the Mystic Profound Origin Pearl in his hand, constantly rubbing it and feeling its warmth, and he couldn't help but sigh. If he had possessed this treasure when he entered the Ziyang Secret Realm, why would he have had no choice but to flee when facing a Peak Purple Mansion Realm Cultivator?

He kept the Profound Origin Pearl on him.

Only then did he look at the High Grade Grade 4 Magic Treasures. Among them, his first glance went to the sword-type Magic Treasures, as he was a Sword Cultivator.

The two Green Snake Swords, though not bad, were after all only Medium Grade Grade 4 Magic Treasures.

Lin Shiming picked up the only golden Magic Sword. The entire Magic Sword glowed with a brilliant golden light, three feet long, with the characters "Jinye" carved on the hilt.

At a glance, a compelling chill emanated from it, and the faint golden light seemed to want to cut through the Void Realm.

He flicked his finger, and a crisp sword hum resonated, lingering for a long time.

His hand instantly moved from the sword body to the sword edge, but before it even reached, the golden sword light cut his finger.

"Good sword!" Lin Shiming couldn't help but praise. Although this sword was not as good as the Taiyi Sword Grass, a Lifebound Treasure that could be nurtured, it was definitely the most suitable sword for him at the moment.

He put the sword away, and the next moment, his attention was entirely on the six scrolls. Each scroll depicted a Buddha image, but these images were now a bit weak, especially the scroll obtained from Monk Hongli!

These Buddha statues could clearly be activated by Buddhist techniques to enhance a Cultivator's Body Cultivator strength. With one Buddha palm strike, few Cultivators could withstand its edge.

However, the method of activation posed a challenge for him.

Since the Buddhist scrolls couldn't be used, he looked at the remaining Buddhist Magic Treasures. All four were things he couldn't activate, which made him shake his head.

Finally, his gaze fell upon the four Magic Treasures from the Blood Cultivation Sect: a Heavenly Demon Staff.

The staff was covered in black flames, like the fire demons of Hell, and its shaft was incredibly heavy, weighing tens of thousands of jun.

It was definitely a handy treasure for the Red-haired Demon Monkey.

Currently, the Red-haired Demon Monkey could only use the golden light brick and its claws to grab spirit fire, making its attack methods somewhat singular, completely inferior to the venom and close-quarters combat of the flood dragon.

He just wasn't sure if his spirit fire would conflict with the Hellfire emanating from this Heavenly Demon Staff.

He opened his Grotto-heaven World and released the Red-haired Demon Monkey. The latter was currently eating, its mouth glowing with Spirit Light. When it suddenly appeared outside, and the Buddha Eagle was nowhere to be seen, it immediately let out two 'ao ao' cries, protesting.

However, upon seeing the staff in Lin Shiming's hand, its eyes gleamed.

This staff seemed just right for hitting flood dragons!

It took the Heavenly Demon Staff and swung it a few times. Green flames appeared on the Heavenly Demon Staff, and the three streams of flames on its body instantly manifested on the staff. Thus, it became a four-colored fire staff.

However, after the Red-haired Demon Monkey swung it for a while, it needed to rest. The consumption of a High Grade fourth-tier Magic Treasure was considerable.

Lin Shiming was delighted. The Red-haired Demon Monkey's slight increase in strength made him even more excited.

The remaining three Magic Treasures were a red spirit armor, a blood flame saber, and an Evil Ghost Banner.

The red spirit armor was entirely forged from heart-fire iron. Although it was also an excellent Magic Treasure, it was still slightly inferior to the Five-Colored Spiritual Alligator Armor.

The blood flame saber was also not suitable for Lin Shiming. However, Lin Shiming was keen to refine the Evil Ghost Banner, as it was somewhat similar to the Heavenly Demon Sect's Heavenly Demon Banner.

But it didn't require Demonic Technique activation; instead, it was more like a ghost Cultivator's Magical Artifact.

It was filled with fierce ghosts, but the Late Stage fourth-tier Ghost King had already perished in the previous great battle.

Now, the value and strength of the Evil Ghost Banner were greatly diminished.

With all the Magic Treasures tallied, Lin Shiming finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The Yuan Magnetic Ring, the Mystic Profound Origin Pearl, along with the Jinye Sword and the Heavenly Demon Staff, would definitely elevate his strength to another level.

It also added a lot of confidence for his upcoming trip to the Ziyang Secret Realm.

After examining the Magic Treasures, Lin Shiming then searched for a spirit boat. Finally, he found a High Grade fourth-tier purple wind boat in the hands of a demonic Cultivator.

The speed of this purple wind boat was even comparable to a top-grade spirit boat. However, due to the addition of many wind-attribute Formations, the defensive power of this Magic Treasure was significantly reduced.

That's why it was relegated to a High Grade Magic Treasure.

But for Lin Shiming, it was still a great gain.

Magic Treasures, spirit boats, Realm Breaking Talismans—although this time was dangerous, the gains were truly astonishing.

And!

In his opinion, these gains were still just the tip of the iceberg; the more important ones were the Spirit Medicine.

However, these Magic Treasures would help him survive better.

Lin Shiming took a deep breath and, from his Storage Pouch, took out all the Spirit Medicine sealed in fifth-tier spirit jade, arranging them before a spirit table. The twenty jade boxes made his breathing quicken.

These twenty jade boxes were the spoils from the Storage Pouches of the Buddhist Cultivators and Blood Cultivation Sect Cultivators. Perhaps other Secret Realms and Grotto-heaven Worlds were also controlled by them and had already been fully exploited!

But with twenty jade boxes before him now, Lin Shiming still found it hard to remain calm.

Lin Shiming removed the spirit talismans from each jade box one by one and took a look. He finally discovered that there were twelve five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine and only eight three-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine!

Clearly, the five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine were more important to those Cultivators.

Adding these Spirit Medicine, his Storage Pouch originally contained three three-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine, two five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine, and from the Secret Realm, he obtained nine three-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine and four five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine.

In total, he had 20 three-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine and 18 five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine.

If he were to exchange them with Real Person Xuri, he could get two Core Formation Pills.

However, this thought was best left as just a thought. If Real Person Xuri knew about so many Spirit Medicine, he wouldn't know how to react.

Moreover, at that time, other Immortal Masters would also be extremely greedy!

The worst thing would be if a Late Golden Core Stage Cultivator made a move against him.

As for the Core Formation Pill, he was only at the Mid Purple Mansion Realm now, so there was no rush.

It was quite normal for Purple Mansion Cultivators to take decades for a single Breakthrough, and who knew how many years it would take to Breakthrough from Purple Mansion to Golden Core.

Lin Shiming placed the Spirit Medicine one by one into his Grotto-heaven World.

Finally, he also put the remaining spirit Formations and Materials from his Storage Pouch into the Grotto-heaven World. Then, with a single flame, he destroyed all the Storage Pouches.

He also took out the Soul Suppressing Tower and began to examine the latter's memory fragments. However, these Sect jade slips from the Blood Cultivation Sect and Ten Thousand Buddha Island were clearly extraordinary, several times more troublesome than Purple Jade Sanren's.

Lin Shiming's Soul Suppressing Tower ultimately failed, which made him sigh.

Cultivators from the Blood Cultivation Sect and Ten Thousand Buddha Island must have known a lot of information.

Lin Shiming shook his head, no longer dwelling on it, and instead began to refine Magic Treasures.

Another month passed before Lin Shiming emerged from underground.

It was now the middle of the third month, and in just fifteen more days, he would be automatically teleported out of the Outer Sea.

During this month, he had also refined his Magic Treasures and spirit talismans, and at the same time, by consuming star spirit floss, he had recovered from his Physical Body injuries.

His Sword Qi was also fully replenished, and within the Mystic Profound Origin Pearl, a Great Evolution Sword Style was stored.

Aside from not using the Shadow of Immortal Wood, he was in his strongest state.

And with so many five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine, Lin Shiming's interest had shifted from these five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine to ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine.

Although it was highly possible that the ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine had been captured by someone, with the System's prompt, Lin Shiming was still willing to try.

His figure continued to soar into the distance. This direction was once the direction Loose Immortal Taihe was most confident in, but due to Loose Immortal Lingxuan's voice transmission, he had pursued Lin Shiming.

Now, mountains rose and fell, and vast stretches of desolation appeared before his eyes, causing his expression to change slightly.

It seemed Loose Immortal Taihe's direction was indeed correct!

Just as Lin Shiming was about to believe he had arrived, he saw that the Spirit Rats and Spirit Bees he used for scouting all began to tremble, daring not to advance.

Even the Spirit Devouring Ants circling around him all chirped at him.

Clearly, there was a spirit Formation ahead, and most likely a concealing illusion Formation and a hidden spirit Formation.

And Lin Shiming's System prompt suddenly rang out:

"Please note, ahead are Nine Dragon Island Cultivators pulling a tower with three flood dragons. If handled properly, you can obtain a remnant Ziyang Pagoda and a ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine!"

The System prompt appeared, causing Lin Shiming's body to freeze.

He had long expected the ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine, because the location ahead, according to Loose Immortal Taihe's information, had Qilin Peak!

The key was the Nine Dragon Island Cultivators' operation of pulling a tower with three flood dragons, which left Lin Shiming somewhat dumbfounded.

According to the System prompt, these Nine Dragon Island Cultivators seemed to want to drag away the black Ziyang Pagoda from within the Ziyang Secret Realm!

This was simply too shocking.

But at the same time, his heart pounded. This Ziyang Pagoda was the key to the Ziyang Secret Realm.

One should know that previously, just by looking at it a few more times, he felt as if an Immortal Palace was pressing down on him.

If he hadn't immediately turned away, perhaps that Formation alone would have been unbearable for Lin Shiming.

And these Nine Dragon Island Cultivators were actually directly pulling it, and they even controlled three flood dragons.

Lin Shiming was about to move forward, but then he saw several more streaks of light appearing in the distance.

One of them was very familiar to Lin Shiming—it was Loose Immortal Sanyang, who had previously harmed him. He was dressed in various Magical Robes, holding two top-grade Magic Swords, and arrived looking travel-worn.

Behind Loose Immortal Sanyang were two other Purple Mansion Cultivators. One of them was Tianjing Hermit, one of the Peak Purple Mansion Cultivators from Rising Sun Island.

The other was Yucheng Sanren (Jade Completion Free Person), a well-known Late Purple Mansion Realm Cultivator.

"Junior Brother Lin, are you here too?" Loose Immortal Sanyang's expression showed no sign of having harmed him; he was exceptionally warm and also curious!