395: Investigate Lei Xuan, Final Lingbao (two-in-one for 500 monthly tickets plus updates)

All the Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Lin Family in the room were incredibly shocked.

Even when Lin Shiming was present, he had never heard of a Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator planning to attack a Purple Mansion Great Demon.

"Fourth Brother, isn't this risk too great!"

"Yes, Shimo, I don't really recommend you go looking for trouble with a Purple Mansion Great Demon!" Lin Houwei also stepped forward. With Lin Houyuan in the Lin Family, his Thirteenth Uncle was the most senior here.

He had to step up.

Even if he didn't particularly like Lin Shimo in the past.

But in the years since Lin Shimo returned to the Lin Family, his actions had convinced all the Lin Family elders.

He guarded the Sword Pavilion diligently for decades, took good care of the younger generation, and often gave them guidance.

Whenever there was a battle, he was always the first to act!

He had even infiltrated and destroyed Teleportation Arrays several times.

These dangers, for an ordinary Cultivator, would have long led to extreme complaints, and it was even possible they would have gone and never returned.

"Don't worry, Thirteenth Uncle, Second Brother, this time I will ask Big Brother to cover me!" Lin Shimo continued, his words extremely concise. He then called upon Lin Zelu and Lin Shiyun, both Early Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

These two Formation Cultivators were also highly sought after in the Lin Family.

Upon hearing about fighting a Fourth-Order Great Demon and having a Purple Mansion Cultivator as backup, both nodded repeatedly like chicks pecking rice.

"That's a Deep Blue Horned Python that just entered the Fourth-Order and recently gave birth to offspring. Think about the origin of Seventh Uncle's Wang Jiao!" Lin Shimo continued.

He laid out all the benefits and risks.

Clearly, his statement was not without basis.

Not only were Formations arranged, but there was also Lin Shijie, a Sword Cultivator, providing cover, making it almost a sure thing.

As for the python's offspring and its own body, Lin Shimo was willing to offer them. It was known that many Cultivators in the Lin Family now raised Spirit Snake Yao Beasts, and these would be valuable Materials for the Bloodline Ancestral Return Secret Method in the future.

Upon hearing Lin Shimo's words, Lin Shiyi and Lin Houwei both nodded, giving their approval.

"Then I'll go too. I've also hit a Bottleneck, and I'm a Body Cultivator!" Lin Shiyi hesitated for a moment before speaking.

He was a Late Foundation Establishment Stage Body Cultivator, just one step away from entering Peak Foundation Establishment.

Moreover, the Mountain Ape Body Refining Art he Cultivated was quite unique and fierce. Aside from Lin Shiming being present, every time Lin Shiyi stood at the front of the spirit boat, he gave the Lin Family Cultivators the illusion of seeing a mountain ape hunting.

"Also, everyone should praise Zeli. As an Early Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivator, Zeli is already ranked ninetieth. As for Ze Kong and Ze Cheng, you two need to work harder!"

Lin Houwei then looked at the Ze Generation standing behind.

Lin Zeli, as the youngest Foundation Establishment Cultivator, attracted even more attention. Carrying a sword on her back, she bore a striking resemblance to Lin Xianzhi, and she showed no mercy when killing Third-Order Yao Beasts.

"Thirteenth Uncle, we're not bad either!" Lin Zekong and Lin Zecheng couldn't help but smile wryly.

One was ranked seventy-eighth, the other eighty-first. And this was before they had broken through to the Mid Foundation Establishment Realm. Once they settled down and broke through to the Mid Foundation Establishment Realm,

with one having a Wood Puppet and the other a Spirit Puppet, entering the top sixty would be no problem.

However, they also knew that the youngest, Lin Zeli, was currently deeply favored by the Hou Generation and Shi Generation elders, not to mention that Lin Zeli Cultivated the same Cultivation Technique as Ancestor Lin Xianzhi.

They dared not talk back too much.

If the most favored of the Shi Generation was Lin Shiming, then the most favored of the Ze Generation was Lin Zeli, and of the Yan Generation, it was Lin Yanjiao.

"Alright, alright, it's rare for everyone to gather for a ranking update. Let's trade some treasures!" Lei Xuan quickly came out to mediate.

Over the years, the Cultivators had slain many Yao Beasts, obtaining Materials and Yao Beast carcasses. For the Lin Family, these were perfect for performing the Bloodline Ancestral Return Secret Method to strengthen their own Yao Beasts.

For Lin Shimo, Lin Zekong, and Lin Zecheng, it was about finding Materials to refine more powerful Corpse Puppets, Spirit Puppets, and Wood Puppets!

During the Family's small trading session, no one held back, which was immensely helpful to everyone... While the Lin Family Restaurant was bustling, the nearby Ye Family Restaurant, Zhao Family Restaurant, and Yuanyang Sect's restaurant were all looking at the Qi Refining rankings.

The updated first place on the ranking surprised everyone.

Lin Yanjiao's name prominently appeared in the first position.

It was known that Lin Yanjiao was hailed as the Lin Family's Illusory Spirit Fairy, a beauty capable of toppling kingdoms, admired by countless people in the Tianxiang Island sea area.

Now, she had also become the Cultivator who had killed the most Second-Order Yao Beasts.

How could this not cause an uproar among the crowd?

Besides Lin Yanjiao, many of the Lin Family's Yan Generation and Ze Generation also appeared on the ranking, almost dominating half of it.

After all, the Lin Family had elite Magical Artifacts, Spirit Snake Spirit Pets, and Spirit Control Seals, and were always assisted by Formations.

Furthermore, the Spiritual Roots of the Yan Generation were generally better than those of the Ze Generation and Shi Generation.

Two Spiritual Roots were not uncommon.

Of course, what surprised everyone was that Lin Shiyuan was still ranked twentieth.

One could imagine how many Yao Beasts Lin Shiyuan had killed in the past three years!

In a corner, the Lin Family's Qi Refining Cultivators also gathered. Lin Yanjiao looked at the ranking, unsurprised by her first place. Her Illusory Spirit Eyes and Illusory Spirit Spells made the Qi Refining Yao Beasts fight each other, and she also had Wood Spiritual Roots, having Cultivated Lin Shiming's Heavenly Wood Spirit Planting Secret Method.

Killing Yao Beasts was extremely easy for her.

The other Lin Family Qi Refining Cultivators also congratulated Lin Yanjiao.

However, Lin Yanjiao still shook her head as she looked at Lin Shiyuan's name:

"Grand Uncle has already broken through to Foundation Establishment. I also need to return to Shuangmu Island to break through. By the next time I see Seventh Grand Aunt, she'll probably be in the Purple Mansion Realm!"

...On an island, a purple-clothed Cultivator entered a jungle.

As the Spirit Light shifted, the jungle instantly transformed into a purple lightning pavilion.

In front of the pavilion, a lightning leopard gnawed on the carcass of a Purple Mansion Great Demon, occasionally letting out low growls, eating with relish.

A middle-aged man in purple robes sat beside it, eyes closed in meditation.

"Reporting to Revered Master Sanxiao, it has been confirmed that Lei Xuan is not a member of the Lin Family, but merely a son-in-law Cultivator who married in early!"

The middle-aged man opened his eyes, lightning surging within them.

"That's good. When he leaves Tianxiang Island, contact me. How can such a lightning Spiritual Root Cultivator be wasted in the Lin Family? Our Sanxiao Island is the foremost outer island under Golden Thunder Island!" Daoist Sanxiao snorted coldly.

At the same time, he was secretly pleased. He hadn't expected to encounter two lightning Spiritual Root Cultivators while out foraging for his lightning leopard.

On Golden Thunder Island, every affiliated island that gained an additional lightning Spiritual Root Cultivator received a reward.

This was a rule personally set by Immortal Master Golden Thunder.

However, Lin Shilei was a Lin Family Cultivator, and with Rising Sun Island present, he naturally dared not demand him.

But Lei Xuan was not a Lin Family Cultivator. How long had the Lin Family been established? He probably didn't have much sense of belonging.

After the reporting Cultivator left, Daoist Sanxiao took out another Jade Slip.

The image showed Lei Xuan performing a lightning Spell, and this lightning Spell belonged to the Geng Metal lightning Spell lineage, which was the most scarce lightning Spell on Golden Thunder Island.

Even if it wasn't refined or high-grade, it still held great research value!

Presenting it to Immortal Master Golden Thunder might even result in a rare treasure being bestowed.

Daoist Sanxiao became even more satisfied... Within the Grotto-heaven World, it was currently night, and the sky full of stars formed a continuous star map.

Countless rays of starlight transformed into pillars of light, falling onto the lake, onto the Spirit Shells.

They also fell onto the pavilion and onto Lin Shiming.

At this moment, Lin Shiming's body was also like a star map. Of course, this wasn't because Lin Shiming could directly absorb starlight, but because a Star Bead on his chest was continuously absorbing the power of starlight.

That Star Bead, after refining most of the first layer of the Treasure Unlocking Art, was almost like an illusionary bead filled with a sea of stars.

Lin Shiming even suspected that this Spirit Treasure was a Star Domain refined into it by a powerful being.

Now was the most crucial moment; the first layer of the Treasure Unlocking Art was only missing the final prompt to be successfully Cultivated.

It had taken Lin Shiming nearly six years to Cultivate.

And this was with daily System prompts.

If it were other Cultivators without prompts, it would probably take them hundreds of years just to get started.

This showed how difficult the Treasure Unlocking Art of the Spirit Treasure was.

Boom!

At this moment, as Lin Shiming cast the last Spirit Spell, the starlight from the myriad stars in the sky all surged towards Lin Shiming.

At this moment, the Star Spirit Shell was stunned. She opened her two Spirit Shells, revealing countless long tentacles.

But no matter how wide her shell opened, she couldn't attract a single bit of starlight; it all rushed towards Lin Shiming.

Within the Grotto-heaven World, the other Spirit Medicine were also attracted by this phenomenon.

The Star Bead finally fell into Lin Shiming's Purple Mansion at this moment, forcibly squeezing out some space next to the Book of Hidden Paths.

Incorporating it into the body was the effect of the first layer of the Spirit Treasure.

Lin Shiming had no time to be surprised, only to feel a terrifying stellar gravity fall upon his body.

His body stumbled violently, plummeting downwards.

The pavilion was instantly smashed, and he continued to fall towards the bottom of the Spirit Lake.

Terrifying gravity!

Lin Shiming couldn't control it at all. He then immediately performed the first layer of the Treasure Unlocking Art to stabilize his body. Lin Shiming climbed onto the half-destroyed pavilion, dried the spirit water from his entire body, and looked at his hands, still feeling lingering fear.

The Star Bead Magic Treasure had only one effect: weight, unparalleled weight.

And it also seemed to be able to temper Lin Shiming's physique.

Just a moment ago, Lin Shiming felt all his bones begin to ache, as if he truly had a Star Domain within his body.

That suffocation, that weightlessness.

To recover, he had to constantly maintain the Treasure Unlocking Art.

Fortunately, the first layer of the Treasure Unlocking Art, like the Book of Hidden Paths, consumed little Qi once mastered.

After buffering for a while, Lin Shiming also thought that perhaps in the future, he could further train his physique. With this Star Bead, as long as he could withstand it, his speed in the future would be incredibly terrifying.

Furthermore, breaking through to the Purple Mansion Late Stage would also be simpler.

Even, if he could temper one arm to its extreme, then when encountering an opponent, he could use the Leaping Void Disc to approach and channel the Star Bead into his fist.

That punch, when it landed, would probably be something even a Peak Fourth-Order Flood Dragon couldn't face directly!

At this thought, Lin Shiming became incredibly excited.

However, he also knew that with his Mid Purple Mansion Realm, if he used this punch, his arm would probably be crippled.

He still needed to break through to the Purple Mansion Late Stage as much as possible.

And to break through to the Purple Mansion Late Stage, he needed to buy enough Fifth-Order spirit soil and spirit water.

Thinking of this, Lin Shiming couldn't help but feel a headache. The only places where Fifth-Order spirit water and spirit soil could be bought were Rising Sun Island and Tianliu Island.

He had killed Real Person Xuri at the former, so he had some reservations, and his relationship with the latter wasn't particularly good, which made him hesitant.

Although he had saved Fu Ling Xianzi (Fuling Immortal) and had an agreement with Immortal Yulin.

But if he went there and encountered many Purple Mansion hypothetical enemies, he would still be in a difficult situation.

Especially someone like Loose Cultivator Guanghao.

Lin Shiming shook his head and stopped thinking, because, within his body, the Minor Divine Ability Wind of Rejuvenation was now ready again. Also ready was the Light of Deduction.

This also meant that Lin Houshou's Formation skills could break through.

Lin Shiming looked at the distant dark Ziyang Pagoda and the golden dragon fruit tree that resembled dragon horns, his eyes filled with fervent anticipation.

The recovery of the Star Bead and the Minor Divine Ability were truly two gratifying events.

Just then, the Spirit Cocoon under the taiqing purple jade fruit tree in the distance began to stir.

Crack, crack, crack!

A series of sounds came, and the ziyu fruit tree began to show frost. The Spirit Cocoon also began to turn white from gold.

Squeak!

A long-awaited sound, accompanied by the Aura of a Purple Mansion Great Demon, emanated outwards.

Lin Shiming's expression once again showed great joy.

The Golden Winged Mantis had broken through!

The Spirit Cocoon shattered, revealing the form of the Golden Winged Mantis.

At this moment, the Golden Winged Mantis's body had grown considerably again, now the size of a small wooden house.

The wings on its back had also increased from eight to ten.

And the eight wings were golden, while two were snow-white.

Its pair of scythe-like forelegs were still golden.

The Golden Winged Mantis clearly not only inherited the Ten-Winged Frost Mantis's frost characteristics but also retained its terrifying attack power.

That pair of golden scythe-like forelegs, having regrown, shone even more brightly, sharp and icy.

A distant glance could make one feel a terrifying chill, even a sensation of being cut.

With a flap, Golden Wings flew to Lin Shiming's side, and for the first time in a long while, rubbed its head against Lin Shiming's chest, chirping.

After successfully breaking through, Golden Wings did not, like Wang Jiao and Red-haired Demon Monkey, ask for spirit beast meat, spirit water, or Beast Nurturing Pills.

Instead, it rubbed against Lin Shiming with immense gratitude.

Golden Wings's bond with Lin Shiming was the deepest, especially with the successive Breakthroughs of Red-haired Demon Monkey and Wang Jiao, which had a profound impact on Golden Wings. This feeling of finally breaking through after enduring hardships made Golden Wings's eyes glisten.

Lin Shiming also stroked Golden Wings's head in admiration.

Golden Wings was the Spirit Beast he worried about the most. Now that it had finally broken through to the Fourth-Order, he felt relieved.

He took out a spirit beast pouch, which already contained prepared spirit beast meat, spirit water, and Beast Nurturing Pills.

Even if Lin Shiming didn't take these things, a batch would be delivered to the entrance of his Immortal Cave every year.

With Golden Wings's Breakthrough, Wang Jiao on that side remained still, but the Red-haired Demon Monkey, who was picking Spirit Peach in the distance, seemed to find them less appealing.

It howled, wanting to be fierce towards Golden Wings, but also somewhat afraid, especially with the frosty glow emanating from Golden Wings's twin frost wings, which made it even more fearful.

It could only look at Lin Shiming, wanting him to bestow a treasure.

However, at this moment, Lin Shiming had nothing that could enhance the Red-haired Demon Monkey.

He merely took out some spirit beast meat for the latter.

The Third-Order Spirit Peach Tree was also left for the Red-haired Demon Monkey to pick.

The Lin Family now had no shortage of Third-Order peach trees. Lin Shiming had never tasted the one in the Grotto-heaven World himself; it had all been given to the Red-haired Demon Monkey.

After taking care of the two beasts, Lin Shiming also left the Grotto-heaven World. He first checked Lin Shitao's Immortal Cave, and seeing no reaction, he left.

Clearly, Lin Shitao was still in the process of breaking through.

He then headed towards Lin Houshou's Immortal Cave.

The latter was currently sitting on a meditation cushion, scratching his ears and cheeks, deep in thought and in great pain.

It was imaginable how difficult it was for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator to research a Fourth-Order Formation.

Most importantly, he had been researching for ten years!

If it were an ordinary Cultivator, they would have probably given up long ago!

"Second Uncle!" Lin Shiming quickly called out.

The latter looked up at Lin Shiming, then his expression turned somewhat bitter.

In his opinion, this time, he might have to disappoint Lin Shiming!