396: Formation breakthrough, Ziyang Tower completed

Inside Lin Hou's Immortal Cave, Formation Flags were scattered everywhere, making it look extremely chaotic.

On several shelves, Jade Slips were also placed one after another.

"Second Uncle, what's the progress of your research?" Lin Shiming's heart sank when he saw Lin Hou's expression.

Although his Minor Divine Ability was powerful, it didn't provide an exact progress report.

If Lin Hou's comprehension was a bit lacking, even with the Minor Divine Ability, he wouldn't be able to craft those Formations, which would be quite troublesome.

It might even mean waiting another ten years!

One must know that the Ziyang Pagoda's Spirit Storage Formation required at least eighteen spirit platforms, and the Jiaolong Nest was a composite Formation of three Formations.

Both were Fourth-Order Medium Grade Formations, and when combined, even an ordinary Fourth-Order Medium Grade Formation Master might not be able to craft them.

"Shiming, this Second Uncle is dull. Of the composite Formations you gave me, I've only thoroughly studied one Formation, the Spirit Storage Formation, and can only set up a Spirit Storage Formation with nine spirit platforms!" Lin Hou said bitterly.

Lin Shiming's task for him was a Fourth-Order Medium Grade Formation Master. He had now used purple zenith sandalwood to barely raise his Divine Sense to Purple Mansion, at most making him a Peak Fourth-Order Low Grade Formation Master.

When Lin Shiming heard this, he was overjoyed.

He had thought Lin Hou's expression was due to not reaching the Fourth-Order Formation Master Realm.

Now it seemed Lin Hou had not only reached it but had far exceeded his expectations.

With the Inference Aura, it wasn't a sure thing, but there was a seventy to eighty percent chance of success.

"Second Uncle, excellent!"

Seeing this, Lin Shiming quickly brought Lin Hou back to Thousand Wood Peak.

After making some arrangements, he also told Lin Hou about the Grotto-heaven World.

Lin Hou wasn't too surprised.

Although Lin Shiming had never said it, the Lin Family's Tian Ling Fruit Tree, taiqing purple jade fruit tree, and the previous Little Divine Tree, as well as the Mingxin Tea Tree, all indicated that Lin Shiming possessed a Grotto-heaven.

After all, when they were in Fangmu Mountain and heading to the beast tide, Lin Shiming had told Lin Hou about all those treasures.

It was just that the Lin Family members were strictly forbidden from thinking in that direction, and would even spontaneously seal off that part of their memory.

Seeing Lin Hou nod, Lin Shiming also raised his hand and pulled the latter into the Grotto-heaven.

Even with prior preparation, Lin Hou's surprise upon entering the Grotto-heaven remained for a long time.

Standing rooted, he looked at the calm Spirit Lake, where the floating scallops were Purple Mansion Great Demons.

In the distance, there were fu ling fire mulberry fruit trees, taiqing purple jade fruit trees, and Golden Thunder Bamboo.

As for the Third-Order High Grade Mingxin Tea Tree, he had overlooked it.

Third-Order Spirit Plants were simply too common!

As common as Spirit Peach Trees!

The Dragon was in the midst of a Breakthrough in the distance, while Golden Wings and Hong Mao exuded terrifying Purple Mansion power.

Finally, when he saw Lin Shiming's Spirit Herb Garden and the strings of spirit shadows.

He rubbed his eyes vigorously.

He thought he had misseen, or that it was an illusion Formation.

But then he thought, what was the point of Lin Shiming casting an illusion Formation on him?

At this moment, he even wished he hadn't seen it.

"Shiming, you should seal my memory later!" Lin Hou still said.

Lin Shiming's Grotto-heaven held too many secrets; this secret was so great that he dared not keep it.

Not to mention the Spirit Herb Garden, just the fu ling fire mulberry fruit tree, which could increase the lifespan of Spirit Beasts by a hundred years, was enough to tempt a Golden Core Cultivator.

"Second Uncle, we'll talk about sealing memories later. First, sit on this meditation mat Spirit Bed!" Lin Shiming said.

This Spirit Bed was the same one he had given Lin Shitao earlier.

It had the effect of refreshing the mind and calming the Qi, and Lin Shiming didn't want to reveal the Root of Deduction Minor Divine Ability.

The treasures were visible due to the Jiaolong Nest and Ziyang Pagoda, otherwise he would have sealed all those Spirit Medicines as well.

Lin Hou was startled for a moment upon hearing this, then he got onto the meditation mat and remained silent.

He knew that Lin Shiming would answer whatever he asked.

But as an elder, he knew that at this moment, he should ask nothing and do whatever Lin Shiming instructed.

Whether Lin Shiming sealed his memory or not, this was his duty.

Lin Hou closed his eyes, and Lin Shiming also activated the Root of Deduction within him, causing countless Inference Auras to spill out, making him glow.

These golden lights then flowed through the meditation mat and into Lin Hou's body.

At this moment, Lin Hou felt as if he had been enlightened; Formation knowledge that was previously difficult to understand suddenly became clear.

The Ziyang Pagoda's Spirit Storage Formation and the Jiaolong Nest's composite Formation arrangements appeared one by one in his mind.

At this moment, he felt his brain working at high speed, and no matter how many or how complex the Bottlenecks, they seemed ordinary.

From the outside to the inside, from shallow to deep!

Bit by bit, it became clear in his mind.

Of course, what also became clear was the Formation knowledge he had accumulated before this.

And this comprehension allowed his Formation Cultivation to continuously Breakthrough.

His previous notions were also constantly being overturned.

The Inference Aura reached its end, but Lin Hou remained with his eyes closed.

Lin Shiming did not disturb him, just as Lin Shitao had refined Alchemy knowledge before.

After all, once you comprehend something, you still need to integrate it, to deduce, and to digest it.

He sat to the side and continued to Cultivate the Starlight Body Tempering Art.

The meditation mat was truly serving its purpose, allowing Lin Hou to focus more intently on his research.

Time passed bit by bit, and Formation Flags gradually appeared in Lin Hou's hands.

The speed at which he waved the Formation Flags became faster and faster, more and more complex.

Initially, it was a First-Order Formation, which Lin Shiming could see very clearly.

Then came Second-Order, and Third-Order.

By the time it reached Third-Order, Lin Shiming felt it becoming difficult.

Because Lin Hou's Formation was not simply Third-Order, but a grand mix of First, Second, and Third-Order.

Its complexity was no less than that of a Fourth-Order Formation.

As time passed, Lin Hou also began to set up Fourth-Order Formations and Formation Flags.

However, the speed slowed down, as Lin Hou's Cultivation was only at the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

He began to hold High-Grade Spirit Stones and consume Spirit Pills that replenished his True Essence.

He set up Formation Flag after Formation Flag.

After a long while, a Fourth-Order Formation was completed and perfectly integrated into the previous Formations.

Lin Hou's hand was still taking out Formation Flags and setting up new Formations. At this point, Lin Shiming could no longer see clearly and had already begun to feel a sense of threat from the Formations.

Golden Wings and Hong Mao also appeared nearby, along with nine Spirit Devouring Ants.

Lin Shiming quickly gave orders to the Spirit Devouring Ants; if they encountered Formations set up by others, the Spirit Devouring Ants were highly likely to go and devour the Spirit Light.

Several more days passed, and at this moment, the Formation Lin Hou was setting up was clearly a Fourth-Order Medium Grade Formation.

At this point, he even used the Detailed Explanation of Array Instruments, and his setup became even slower, step by step, his True Essence running out countless times, requiring him to pause and replenish it.

Boom!

As a ripple of Spirit Light surged out, the first Fourth-Order Medium Grade Formation was successfully set up; it was the most complex one within the Jiaolong Nest composite Formation.

Most importantly, it also integrated many previous Formations!

Formation within a Formation, a hundred Formations, a thousand Formations!

Lin Shiming no longer knew how to describe it.

And at this moment, Lin Hou's body began to continuously absorb Spiritual Qi.

In Lin Shiming's Grotto-heaven, two Fourth-Order Spiritual Veins had already been released, and later, a Peak Fourth-Order Spiritual Vein was added.

The Spiritual Qi concentration was almost comparable to Fifth-Order.

Countless Spiritual Qi rushed towards Lin Hou, and in the air, countless Spiritual Qi liquefied.

This was clearly a Breakthrough to Peak Foundation Establishment.

However, even while undergoing a Breakthrough, Lin Hou was still researching Formation knowledge.

He was still setting up Formations, which made Lin Shiming anxious.

He worried that Lin Hou setting up Formations would affect his Breakthrough, and delaying the Breakthrough later would be unacceptable.

Lin Shiming wanted to speak up and remind him, but he was worried about causing trouble at this moment.

He could only wait anxiously, and if Lin Hou made a mistake, he would immediately use the Leaping Void Disc to intervene.

Just then, Lin Hou's Formation was finally completed, and with a wave of his Formation Flag, all the Formations dispersed.

He also had a smile on his face and began to focus wholeheartedly on his Breakthrough.

Lin Shiming also breathed a sigh of relief.

A Breakthrough was not something that happened overnight.

Lin Shiming, in turn, resumed cultivating the Starlight Body Tempering Art.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Shiming suddenly felt a violent fluctuation in Spiritual Qi. He opened his eyes and saw Lin Hou finishing his Cultivation.

Half Buddha light, half blood light.

He looked at Lin Shiming, his face full of joy.

"Shiming, I don't even know what my Formation Realm is now?"

Lin Hou was indeed bewildered.

He felt he had improved too much; now, what limited him in setting up Formations was not his Formation knowledge, but his True Essence and Cultivation.

Even with the Detailed Explanation of Array Instruments, it was still the same.

"Second Uncle, can you set up that Fourth-Order Medium Grade composite Formation and the Spirit Storage Formation with at least eighteen spirit platforms?" Lin Shiming asked.

"Ninety-nine percent!" At this moment, Lin Hou was extremely confident.

He simultaneously took out all the prepared Materials, and the first one to be set up was the Ziyang Pagoda's Spirit Storage Formation.

After all, the Dragon was still resting under the golden dragon fruit tree, while the Ziyang Pagoda had no such restriction.

Lin Shiming was an amateur when it came to setting up Formation spirit platforms. After explaining the placement and connection to the Ziyang Pagoda to Lin Hou.

Lin Shiming also assisted Lin Hou from the side.

What was being crafted now was equivalent to the base of the Ziyang Pagoda.

Fortunately, without the previous protective Formation, Lin Shiming alone could lift the Ziyang Pagoda.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to find three Dragons.

As time passed, Lin Shiming watched bit by bit as the Formation gradually took shape.

After an unknown amount of time, the Formation Flags in Lin Hou's hand suddenly scattered, like a celestial maiden scattering flowers, falling into the eighteen spirit platforms.

Immediately, eighteen Spiritual Qi vortexes were generated.

Then, the Spiritual Qi from the Spiritual Vein all flew towards these vortexes!

These vortexes had immense suction; a normal Fourth-Order Spiritual Vein would definitely not be enough, which was why Yan Yang Sword had said that at least two Fourth-Order Medium Grade Spiritual Veins were needed.

With the appearance of the Spiritual Qi vortexes, the spirit patterns of the Ziyang Pagoda also began to ripple in circles.

"Pfft!" Lin Hou suddenly spat out blood.

"Second Uncle, don't look at those spirit patterns!" Lin Shiming quickly reminded him.

It was clearly too late, but fortunately, the spirit patterns were only just activated, and their power was greatly reduced.

However, it still made Lin Hou extremely wary.

Lin Shiming's mind was active. He walked towards the interior of the Ziyang Pagoda and soon discovered that the first level of the Ziyang Pagoda, just like when he was in the Ziyang Secret Realm, now had a vortex, a vortex leading to a Grotto-heaven Secret Realm.

This Ziyang Pagoda was clearly also a Secret Realm Grotto-heaven, and now it was even considered a Grotto-heaven within a Grotto-heaven.

Lin Shiming directly stepped into the Grotto-heaven. Since he had memorized the Formation inside the pagoda when it wasn't activated, there was no danger.

A new Grotto-heaven appeared before his eyes, but it was somewhat desolate.

After all, all the Spirit Medicines had been moved out by Lin Shiming.

After observing for a moment, Lin Shiming found that apart from the Spiritual Qi being less abundant than in the Ziyang Secret Realm's Grotto-heaven, everything else was similar.

Lin Shiming also knew that this was because his Spirit Storage Formation was still low-end.

One must know that the Grotto-heaven in the Secret Realm could drain the Ziyang Secret Realm into desolation; those Spirit Storage Formations were much more powerful than the one currently established.

But for Lin Shiming, this was enough, and even for the Lin Family in the future, it would be enough; at that time, they naturally wouldn't have to worry about Golden Core Spirit Medicines.

Lin Shiming suppressed his joy and walked out of the Ziyang Pagoda. At this moment, at the entrance of the Ziyang Pagoda, the spirit shadows of those five-thousand-year-old and ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicines all rushed over.

Each of them was very impatient; in the Ziyang Pagoda, they could obtain unexpected benefits.

Naturally, they were unwilling to stay longer in Lin Shiming's Grotto-heaven.

Moreover, since Lin Shiming didn't harm them, they were even more fearless.

Lin Shiming did not refuse and transplanted these Spirit Medicines one by one into the Ziyang Pagoda. Finally, he also transplanted the Golden Thunder Bamboo and the Wood Demon into the Ziyang Pagoda.

However, the Tian Ling Fruit Tree, fu ling fire mulberry fruit, great strength fruit tree, and other Spirit Fruit Trees were not transplanted.

After all, these Spirit Fruits were related to the Cultivation advancement of the Lin Family Cultivators.

It would be better to put them in after there were no problems.

"Second Uncle, you've rendered a great service, you're truly amazing!" Lin Shiming continuously praised Lin Hou, and this came from the bottom of his heart.

The Ziyang Pagoda was too important to the Lin Family; for hundreds or even thousands of years, what the Coral Alliance would be named might even be decided by this.

After all, Cultivators could not casually enter the Ziyang Secret Realm. If the Yao Race found its location, and the Coral Alliance's Golden Core True Person's strength was insufficient, they might not be able to reclaim it.

However, the Lin Family's Ziyang Pagoda had no such restrictions.

"This is all thanks to you! Second Uncle just exerted a little brute force!" Lin Hou shook his head, but he was also very pleased.

Lin Shiming then looked at the Jiaolong Nest.

After all, the Jiaolong Nest was equally important.

The Lin Family's Spirit Snake Family had completely spread its reputation on this ranking list, not just on Rising Sun Island, but throughout the entire Coral Alliance.

At that time, they could continuously obtain Spirit Snakes with extraordinary talents and Cultivate Spirit Dragons.

It might take a lot of time, but for Cultivators, they could all wait!

Lin Hou also nodded. He first took out Spirit Pills to restore his True Essence, and only after consuming them did he look at Lin Shiming.

Crafting the Formation naturally couldn't be done while the Dragon was present.

Lin Shiming also nodded. He tentatively sent a message to the Dragon.

And the other party seemed to have sensed Lin Shiming's intention, as a large mass of faint light moved towards a nearby muddy swamp.

Leaving the golden dragon fruit tree exposed before the two of them.

And that large mass of dark light also startled the two of them.

The Dragon had actually grown almost twice as large again.

It was just that it had been coiled up before, so they hadn't noticed, but it was conceivable that once the Dragon emerged from seclusion, it might truly reach the Fourth-Order Middle Stage Great Demon Realm!