401: Shitao Breakthrough, Colorful Bird (two-in-one thanks to miconame for the reward)

The purple clouds in the evening were exceptionally eye-catching, and the surging Spiritual Qi formed a huge Spiritual Qi vortex.

Countless Cultivators emerged from the island.

There were Lin Family elders flying into the sky, and also many Innate young children who had just entered the Lin Family's Hall of Teachings.

They were all extremely excited; they had only witnessed such a massive Breakthrough scene once before, more than a decade ago.

At that time, Lin Shijie and Lin Shitao both achieved a Breakthrough.

This time, it was still Lin Shitao, but the immense Spiritual Qi made everyone overjoyed.

This level of phenomenon had only been seen when Lin Shiming achieved his Breakthrough.

This indicated that Lin Shitao's True Essence had become even purer.

After all, having opened a Purple Mansion Dao Vein twice, her True Essence would naturally be significantly stronger.

While a few Cultivators watched, Lin Houshou was the first to step forward, activating Shuangmu Island's Formation to its maximum. As a Fourth-Order Formation, and a Formation within a Formation, it connected with many of the surrounding Sub-islands.

Instantly, the Formation also emitted terrifying Spirit Light, no less powerful than a Purple Mansion Cultivator fully activating their True Essence.

And this was still in the defensive stage.

In addition to the high-hanging Formation, a full forty to fifty Foundation Establishment Cultivators took flight.

Among them were the Hou Generation, the Shi Generation, and the Ze Generation!

As for the Late Stage Qi Condensation Cultivators who flew up, there were hundreds of them.

Furthermore, all the Cultivators began to release their Spirit Beast pets, which amounted to an enormous number, covering the sky and sun, with continuous roars.

The scene was magnificent, and it should be known that many Lin Family Cultivators were still out hunting, many were distributed on Fangmu Island and Spirit Turtle Island, and many more were on Tianxiang Island.

If they were all gathered, their strength would be even more considerable.

Even old generation Cultivators like Lin Xian Zhi couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

This was the current Lin Family.

Looking towards the sea, one could see the seawater churning, with wave after wave rising high.

Within many of the waves, one could also see Yao Beasts poking their heads out, one after another.

In the high sky, there were also many flying Yao Beasts, gradually growing from black dots into ferocious flying Yao Beasts, mostly Sea Cloud Birds and Blue-feathered Eagles that fed on sea fish.

This beast tide was different from previous ones, as Shuangmu Island was not too far inland, and many Yao Beasts had been driven in by the tide.

Even though the Lin Family had previously fortified their defenses and cleared out many, an immense beast tide still surged in wave after wave.

Lin Shiming, however, didn't look at anything else. As long as no Golden Core Demon King appeared, in his opinion, there was nothing to fear. Lin Shitao's Breakthrough was far more important.

She had already failed once; if she failed again this time, the confidence she had regained would vanish without a trace.

Spirit Light continuously converged, and the Spiritual Qi of the Dao Vein was finally fully released, while a vast Soul Power began to surge under the purple haze.

At this moment, Lin Shitao's brows were tightly furrowed. Innumerable illusions appeared in her mind, in her Divine Soul.

There were images of her planting peach trees in the Peach Blossom Grove, of her refining Medicinal Pills all day long, and of her teaching Lin Zeying.

There was also the fear of Lin Shiming taking other wives and concubines, her unwillingness at failing her Breakthrough, and the panic she would feel a hundred years later when she was old and gray, while Lin Shiming still looked as youthful as a green pine.

Her Divine Soul was in a mess, chaotic and disordered. The illusions from her previous Purple Mansion Breakthrough reappeared... Even though she was well-prepared, as Lin Shitao's Divine Sense grew stronger, this time's Purple Mansion condensation was even more difficult.

In the illusion, she and Lin Shiming walked through white snow in the Peach Blossom Grove, growing old together, envied by thousands, praised by the entire village. Their eyes met, never wanting to part again... In the alley, fireworks ignited, Lin Zeying pleaded bitterly, the scene was so clear. She caressed Lin Zeying's face, her eyes hazy, and her heart couldn't help but tremble... As for Lin Shiming marrying, Lin Shiming achieving a Golden Core Breakthrough, and her remaining a Foundation Establishment Cultivator for life, those scenes were even clearer.

Making her unable to extricate herself... The Soul Protecting Jade gifted by Lin Shiming around her neck continuously emitted a warm Spirit Light.

Constantly reminding her to calm down, that it was all an illusion.

At the same time, the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid she had consumed also began to take effect.

Her back was instantly covered in cold sweat. She looked up, and at this moment, she seemed to see Lin Shiming's encouraging figure.

Her experiences with Lin Shiming over the past five years also surfaced in her mind one by one.

Her gaze gradually cleared.

"Seventh Brother won't change his heart. Ze Ying will come eventually. The Peach Blossom Grove is also part of the Lin Family, it's not an illusion!"

"So, I have... no regrets!"

"This Purple Mansion today!" Lin Shitao murmured repeatedly.

"I will definitely achieve it!"

As this declaration was made, illusion after illusion, one immortal Dao born from the Divine Soul after another, shattered, ultimately leaving only the eternal silhouette in a green robe.

Looking at the small window.

Outside, the spring breeze gently caressed, and the peach blossoms remained!

Her immortal Dao was simple: to be able to accompany Lin Shiming on his journey!

Her eyes narrowed, and in an instant, her vast Divine Soul vibrated violently, beginning to condense frantically.

In the sky, the purple auspicious clouds also condensed to their extreme, and the fiery red fire-attribute spirits formed five unique Spirit Flames belonging to the Five Flames True Scripture.

Then, a terrifying Purple Mansion Divine Sense spread outwards!

On the island, Lin Shiming felt this Soul Power as if bathed in spring breeze. Even seeing countless Yao Beasts baring their fangs and claws on the vast sea was like watching a play.

Feeling cheerful, at this moment, he even hoped for more Purple Mansion Great Demons to appear. Lin Shitao's Spirit Control Seal could also control Fourth-Order Purple Mansion Great Demons now.

After all, Lin Shitao's Five-Colored Python had only reached Early Stage Third-Order, and even with Bloodline Restoration and advancement, it could only reach Middle Stage Third-Order.

Everyone else was also ecstatic. The Lin Family's Alchemist breaking through to Purple Mansion meant that the Lin Family's Fourth-Order Medicinal Pills would no longer be limited to Low Grade Fourth-Order.

At the same time, the Lin Family gained another Purple Mansion Cultivator, bringing the total number of Purple Mansion Cultivators, including Nine Heavens Hermit, to five.

The more prosperous the Family became, the more stable it would be in the face of future beast tides.

Lin Shiming held the Jinye Sword and threw several blood burst pills to the core Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Family.

At this time, it was a good opportunity to test the amplification effect of blood burst pills on Third-Order Yao Beasts. Even if the Yao Beasts were exhausted, they could quickly recover.

Lin Houshou, Lin Houyuan, and others quickly understood.

Lin Shiyi and Lin Shimo, however, did not take them. One of them focused on corpse refining, and the other on Physical Body cultivation.

Both of their eyes showed a similar fanaticism. After their battle with the Deep Blue Horned Python, they felt unsatisfied.

They weren't worried about sweeping through the Yao Beasts on Shuangmu Island, as the Yao Beasts wouldn't come to reinforce... As the Lingxia (Spiritual Haze) arrived, everyone finally got a clear look at the incoming Yao Beasts. This time, there were a full ten Fourth-Order Yao Beasts.

The most powerful among them was a Five-Colored Sparrow, which had reached Late Stage Fourth-Order.

This also meant that the situation on Tianxiang Island would become even worse.

Such Yao Beasts were not common in the South Sea, but this also indicated that its strength was certainly not weak.

Upon reaching a hundred li from the island, the Five-Colored Sparrow even spoke human words, giving orders to the other nine Purple Mansion Great Demons.

Carrying a hundred-zhang tsunami, it surged towards Shuangmu Island and its surrounding Sub-islands, threatening to engulf them.

Finally, it crashed against the defensive Spirit Formation, instantly creating a thunderous roar.

Like a mountain collapse and a sea tsunami.

Lin Shiming released two Purple Mansion Great Demons controlled by the Spirit Control Seal, and also released Golden Wings and the Red-haired Demon Monkey.

On that side, Lin Xian Zhi and Lin Shijie also flew out to meet these Purple Mansion Great Demons.

The Lin Family was not afraid of ten Purple Mansion Great Demons at this moment. Even if a Demon King appeared, the Lin Family wouldn't fear it, as the Yan Yang Sword guarded the Sword Pavilion.

However, if a Demon King truly appeared and was slain by the Yan Yang Sword, the Lin Family might have to move away then.

After all, losing a Demon King would attract considerable attention when the beast tide truly erupted on Shuangmu Island.

The entire sea was instantly covered by countless Spirit Lights. Innumerable Magical Artifacts blasted into the seawater, and from within the seawater, Yao Beasts continuously surged out, biting at the Cultivators in the air, or spitting Spirit Light and spiritual feathers.

Explosions, roars, the sounds of seawater evaporating and churning, all intertwined.

Lin Shiming also confronted the Five-Colored Sparrow. At this moment, he was curious whether this Five-Colored Sparrow could emit the same five-colored Spirit Light as the Five-Colored Python.

That five-colored Spirit Light, capable of immobilizing Magical Artifacts, was still vivid in his memory.

However, to Lin Shiming's disappointment, the Five-Colored Sparrow could not emit five-colored Spirit Light. Instead, it spat out five-colored Spirit Fire, burning towards Lin Shiming.

The power of this five-colored Spirit Fire was immense, forming a continuous fire dragon that instantly evaporated half of the seawater, creating terrifying steam. Many Yao Beasts were even cooked and disappeared on the spot.

Lin Shiming, on the other hand, used the Bluefin Fan once wielded by Tianjing Hermit. Facing such a Spirit Fire Yao Beast, the Bluefin Fan's power was considerable. With a casual flick, it condensed a thousand layers of waves, surging towards the five-colored Spirit Fire.

The collision of water and fire created a mist that spread across the entire sea area.

The Lin Family's Foundation Establishment Cultivators, holding Iron Forest Swords and adorned with spiritual talismans, were unaffected.

During this time, the Lin Family had stockpiled many spiritual talismans through Tianxiang Island.

Coupled with the cooperation of the Yao Beasts, dealing with the beast tide was a one-sided affair.

The Red-haired Demon Monkey, wielding the Heavenly Demon Staff, continuously smashed a Purple Mansion Great Demon, forcing it to dive into the sea. The Red-haired Monkey's three-colored Spirit Fire was also formidable.

When it burned, ordinary Purple Mansion Great Demons couldn't resist it at all and could only hide in the seawater, making the Red-haired Demon Monkey roar repeatedly in frustration.

Although the Golden Winged Mantis had just broken through, its terrifying speed and ability to briefly freeze the sea allowed it to target a Purple Mansion Octopus Demon.

With a flash of golden light, it achieved the first kill, severing the head of that Purple Mansion Octopus Demon.

Under its terrifying speed, the Octopus Demon had no time to react, and the freezing delayed its response. With both factors combined, it led to the demise of the first Purple Mansion Great Demon.

As for Lin Xian Zhi and Lin Shijie, the two Sword Cultivators, each confronted a Middle Stage Purple Mansion Great Demon... Both of their eyes burned with fervor. With Lin Shiming present, they could fight even more freely.

One, a metal-attribute Sword Cultivator, released golden sword lotuses. As the earliest to achieve a Breakthrough, Lin Xian Zhi's Sword Intent was even more mysterious and unpredictable. Although he hadn't broken through to Middle Stage Purple Mansion Realm in these years, both his Magic Treasure and Sword Intent were more terrifying.

Golden sword lotuses slashed out, tearing apart the Sword-toothed Shark confronting him, leaving its dark body covered in bloody gashes.

The other was a Five Flames Sword Cultivator. His five mysterious Spirit Swords were all forged from Spirit Fire, and the Five Flames Sword condensed from the Snake Spirit Flame was even comparable to a High Grade Magic Treasure.

Not only was it easy to wield, but its power was infinite.

As for the Foundation Establishment Cultivators, the Lin Family also held the advantage.

The overall situation on the island was excellent.

The Yao Beasts stimulated by the blood burst pills also went on a killing spree. Although their strength didn't increase by a full tier, it still improved by half a Realm.

This made Lin Shiming look forward to the power of Fourth-Order blood burst pills.

However, the spiritual materials for Fourth-Order blood burst pills were much more precious, so it was not suitable to use them at this moment.

Seeing that the Lin Family had the entire situation under control, Lin Shiming focused even more on the Five-Colored Sparrow.

At this moment, he thought that the Five-Colored Sparrow's five-colored Spirit Flame could be used by Lin Shijie and Lin Shitao to refine their five-colored Sword Lifebound Treasures.

At that time, the Spirit Fire born from their Five Flames True Scripture, attached to their own five-colored Sword Magic Treasures, would undoubtedly be even more powerful.

He raised his hand, and four Soul Suppressing Towers flew out, locking down the Five-Colored Sparrow from four directions.

The Five-Colored Sparrow was naturally unwilling, continuing to spray five-colored flames towards the four Soul Suppressing Towers, and frantically flapped its sky-covering wings.

The Spirit Fire immediately surged high.

However, the spiritual materials used for Lin Shiming's Soul Suppressing Towers were quite extraordinary, especially the Soul Suppressing Tower nourished by a fire-attribute Spiritual Vein, which alone bore a large portion of the flames.

But what made Lin Shiming feel tricky was that this five-colored Spirit Flame could also burn the Divine Soul, actually burning his Divine Sense on the Soul Suppressing Tower. If it were any other non-Lifebound Treasure, it might have fallen with such a burn.

Lin Shiming immediately activated the Illusory Spirit Vine, which coiled from behind towards the Five-Colored Sparrow.

The Illusory Spirit Vine did not bind the Five-Colored Sparrow; flying Purple Mansion Great Demons were too agile.

However, when the Five-Colored Sparrow dodged, Lin Shiming saw a different light spot in its mouth.

"No, there's a pearl in that Spirit Flame!" Lin Shiming's heart trembled!

That pearl was definitely a Magic Treasure, and it was a Magic Treasure that matched the Five-Colored Sparrow!

This meant that the South Sea Cultivation World, like the Eastern Region, also had Cultivators selling Magic Treasures to these Purple Mansion Great Demons.

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Or perhaps, these Purple Mansion Great Demons had captured some Alchemists and artifact refiners.

No matter which possibility, it was not good news for the Lin Family.

"This batch of Yao Beasts must all be left behind, not a single one can be let go!" Lin Shiming's eyes immediately sharpened!

A Purple Mansion Great Demon capable of wielding a Magic Treasure must have a significant background.

If they were allowed to return, it would truly be letting the tiger return to the mountain.

Lin Shiming no longer hesitated, taking out the Mystic Profound Origin Pearl and directly unleashing the Great Evolution Sword Style.

Seeing the massive Sword Qi and countless sword lights, the Five-Colored Sparrow's colorful pupils showed human-like fear.

Its five-colored feathers also retreated backward.

But Lin Shiming had already anticipated this.

The Yuan Magnetic Ring shot fiercely towards the Five-Colored Sparrow.

The Five-Colored Sparrow's five-colored Spirit Fire instantly dissipated by more than half, and its body also stumbled in the Void Realm.

It was instantly engulfed by the Great Evolution Sword Style.

Under the sword light, the Five-Colored Sparrow did not die on the spot, but was on its last breath, with a spiritual shield still faintly emitting light.

It still wanted to escape, but Lin Shiming closed in with the Leaping Void Disc and directly slew the Five-Colored Sparrow.

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