416: Exit customs, situation (2-in-1 thank me and the lonely birds fly together for a 1000 reward)

Above the Spirit Lake, a figure sat within the Spirit Lake.

The next moment, a sword hummed, ringing out.

A sword light flew into the sky, stirring up a massive sword aura. The Sword Intent was sharp, and the sword light raged, as if carrying ten thousand tons of sword momentum.

With a wave of a large hand, the sword quickly flew back and landed in his grasp.

Lin Shiming let out a long breath, a smile on his face.

Gently caressing the Taihe Sword in his hand, this was the last High Grade Magic Treasure he had refined.

Now, he had completely digested the gains from the Ziyang Secret Realm.

Back then, relying on the Yan Yang Sword, he had obtained many fourth-tier High Grade Magic Treasures.

These included the Purple Cloud Twin Swords, the Taihe Sword, the Five Metal Beast Ring, and three Demonic Blood Needles, but he couldn't use them at the time.

After breaking through to the Purple Mansion Late Stage, the Hidden Sky Net now seemed somewhat insufficient for him, and the Demonic Blood Needles conveniently filled that gap.

Besides these, he also had the High Grade Magic Treasures, the Buddhist Law Ruler and the Hundred Buddha Scroll, but they were both Buddhist Cultivator treasures and he couldn't activate them.

As for the High Grade Magic Treasure, the Sky Whale Spear, he casually took it out and handed it to Wang Jiao, who was watching from the side.

Although the latter was a fourth-tier Middle Stage, its True Essence was surprisingly profound, so it should be able to use it.

Moreover, it only needed to activate one spear now.

At a critical moment, it might produce an unexpected effect.

Wang Jiao also loved the Sky Whale Spear, as the Red-haired Demon Monkey had the High Grade Magic Treasure, the Heavenly Demon Staff, and it had long wanted one too.

After obtaining the Sky Whale Spear, it immediately swallowed it, slowly refining it, and even excitedly flipped in the air once.

Then, it opened its large mouth, swallowed a lot of Jiaolong Qi, and roared three times.

"Thank you, Master!"

The Five-Colored Python, curled up nearby, was filled with envy.

However, upon seeing this, Wang Jiao glared fiercely at it:

"Roar, you multicolored crawler, you can't even use it if I give it to you!"

"Wang Jiao, don't be rude!"

Lin Shiming's expression darkened, and Wang Jiao then turned its head away, no longer scoffing.

Now that he had some free time, Lin Shiming looked at the Five-Colored Python. It had taken him four years to break through in Body Refining and another four years to break through in Qi Cultivation.

Eight years had passed, and the Five-Colored Python had grown another size larger. The bulge on its snakehead was thicker, and some five-colored divine light could even be seen brewing on it.

Furthermore, the Five-Colored Python's cultivation had reached the Peak of the third-tier Middle Stage.

Using the Bloodline Ancestral Return Secret Method, the Five-Colored Python could completely reach the Peak of the third-tier, just like Wang Jiao.

It would then transform into a true semi-Jiaolong state, and after some more time of tempering, breaking through to a fourth-tier Jiaolong should be a sure thing.

Lin Shiming had a plan in mind and was extremely satisfied with the Jiaolong Nest.

According to this model, the Lin Family would have more and more Jiaolong in the future.

After all, unlike Nine Dragon Island and the Jiaolong Clan, their Lin Family also possessed the Bloodline Ancestral Return Secret Method.

Even if some failed, the remaining ones would be quite substantial.

Lin Shiming then looked at Thunder Child. At this moment, Thunder Child had transformed into a youthful appearance, and his looks even bore some resemblance to Lin Shiming's younger self, except for a golden bamboo leaf Spirit Seal on his forehead.

He looked extraordinarily spiritual.

"Master!" Old Wood and Thunder Child respectfully called out together.

"Reporting to Master, Thunder Child now possesses the intelligence of an adult Cultivator and has already cultivated and mastered the Kui Spirit Demon Scripture. Now, he can even contend with a Mid Purple Mansion Realm great Yao, as long as there is enough Golden Thunder!" Old Wood introduced.

Lin Shiming couldn't help but be greatly surprised, even a little disbelieving. One must know that Thunder Child had only been a Wood Demon for a mere decade or so.

Yet, he already possessed the strength of a Mid Purple Mansion Realm.

"Try releasing some Golden Thunder!" Lin Shiming was somewhat skeptical at this moment.

He took out a Han Ming Shield and placed it in the air.

Thunder Child instantly understood. His forehead began to emit golden light, and in his hands, two sunflower-shaped disks with crackling lightning arcs appeared.

The next moment, countless sunflower lightning bolts shot out, striking the Han Ming Shield.

Crack, crack, crack!

Terrifying tearing sounds echoed endlessly.

After a hundred or so sunflower lightning bolts struck, the Han Ming Shield had changed its appearance, becoming pockmarked, scorched black, and its Spirit Light greatly diminished.

It looked like it might be unusable without further refining.

"Reporting to Master, Thunder Child is originally a thousand-year Golden Thunder Bamboo. As long as it masters the Golden Thunder throughout its body, it can reach fourth-tier strength!" Seeing Lin Shiming's delight, Thunder Child also explained.

For a Wood Demon, the Demon Scripture only taught it how to use its power, not how to generate it, as the Wood Demon's main body had already stored a large amount of demonic power.

Upon hearing this, Lin Shiming was extremely satisfied. He even speculated in his heart, if he were to use the Wind of Rejuvenation on the Golden Thunder Bamboo, would it be possible to quickly increase the Golden Thunder Bamboo's strength.

However, thinking of the time required for one use of the Wind of Rejuvenation, he shook his head with a bitter smile.

He then looked at Old Wood, who had also cultivated the Kui Spirit Demon Scripture.

At this point, Old Wood shook his head somewhat awkwardly. Its main body was only at the Peak of the third-tier and didn't even possess the strength of the Purple Mansion Realm.

It was even more embarrassed to display it, especially with Thunder Child's impressive performance.

Seeing this, Lin Shiming did not ask further. He didn't have high expectations for Old Wood's combat strength.

After observing for a while longer in the Ziyang Pagoda, he exited the Immortal Cave.

He had been in seclusion for eight years, and he didn't know what the situation outside was like.

However, it shouldn't be too bad. The Red-haired Demon Monkey and the Golden Winged Mantis were both outside. If any urgent problems arose, the two beasts would report to him.

Especially the Red-haired Demon Monkey, with the Soul Restraining Seal, he could sense it through its Divine Soul.

Although it wouldn't be too clear, there would be an indication.

As soon as he exited the Immortal Cave, Lin Shiming saw a large number of Jade Slips placed there.

Inside the Jade Slips were all the major events of the Family in recent years, including the situation on Nine Dragon Island and even the entire Coral Sea Area.

What surprised him most was that Golden Thunder Island had been almost completely overrun, with only the last Golden Thunder Island surrounded by millions of Spirit Beasts.

About ten Golden Core True Persons and Demon Kings were in a standoff, in a precarious situation!

On the other hand, Thousand Machine Island, with the use of thousands of Spirit Puppets and the support of the Coral Alliance, had only lost six of its outer islands, still retaining half of them.

Aside from these two inner islands, other islands had lost some outer islands to varying degrees, and Demon Kings had appeared, but only one or two.

Rising Sun Island was also like this. With the continuous reinforcements from Immortal Master Hongye and the Red Whale, they had only lost three outer islands.

Tianxiang Island, however, was the safest because of its initial scorched-earth policy and the killing of two Five-Colored Demon Kings. It had never been breached!

Besides the Coral Sea Area, the Chilan Sea Area where the Chilan Sect was located was also heavily attacked by Demon Kings.

The two major sea areas were now frantically sending reinforcements to the other four major sea areas, but only the Heavenly Illumination Sect and Nine Dragon Island came to help.

The Blood Cultivation Sect still refused to provide support, citing its ongoing war with Ten Thousand Buddha Island.

Ten Thousand Buddha Island did participate to some extent, but their numbers were pitifully small, also citing their ongoing war.

Yet, at this critical moment, there was no way to force the two sects.

Ten Thousand Buddha Island sent Cultivators, while the Blood Cultivation Sect, being a group of demonic Cultivators who practiced various evil and unorthodox methods, simply didn't care about public opinion.

In fact, the worse the public opinion, the more wantonly they acted.

For the Lin Family, the fact that Rising Sun Island was not chosen as a target, as the Mad Wind Immortal Master had said, was the best news at the moment.

But Lin Shiming couldn't be happy. An Immortal Master like the Mad Wind Immortal Master would naturally not say anything without certainty.

Golden Thunder Island and Thousand Machine Island proved that if Rising Sun Island was fine, there might be an even bigger storm brewing within it.

Moreover, even if the beast horde didn't come, if Cultivators from Nine Dragon Island arrived, the Lin Family would still have difficulty explaining things.

After all, it was obvious that the Mysterious Grade Secret Realm had been mined, and the golden dragon fruit tree within that Secret Realm had even produced an anomaly.

Lin Shiming felt somewhat uneasy. The golden dragon fruit tree clearly belonged to Nine Dragon Island, but for some unknown reason, it had flowed into the Mysterious Grade Secret Realm.

If the news leaked, and it was on Tianxiang Island, and the former Purple Jade Sanren had been killed by Lin Shiming.

The implications would be huge.

Lin Shiming's mind was filled with thoughts, and just then, Lin Houyuan flew over from a distance.

"Shiming, you've come out of seclusion, that's great!" Lin Houyuan's expression was melancholic at this moment, and even as an immortal Cultivator, he appeared exceptionally fatigued.

As the head of a Purple Mansion Family, the pressure he bore was naturally immense, especially at such a critical moment of the beast horde. One wrong move could lead to complete defeat.

"Father, did something happen on Nine Dragon Island?" Lin Shiming asked.

"No, everything is fine on Nine Dragon Island, and there are very few Yao Beasts. It's Fangmu Island and some other remote islands where powerful figures have appeared. Many sensing Formations have already been destroyed!"

Lin Houyuan said, and Lin Shiming frowned tightly. Sure enough.

"The Family's Foundation Establishment Cultivators are already discussing matters at Qinglian Peak. In addition, Nine Heavens Hermit from Tianxiang Island and Shijie from Nine Dragon Island will discuss together via Ten Thousand Li Jade!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Shiming dared not hesitate, and the two of them went to Qinglian Peak together.

In the Qinglian Peak deliberation hall, Lin Xianzhi was seated in the main position, with Lin Shitao in the secondary position. After Lin Shiming arrived, he stood beside Lin Xianzhi.

As the Family's three Purple Mansion Cultivators, they were the absolute core of the Lin Family at this moment.

The secondary positions were occupied by the Lin Family's core Foundation Establishment Cultivators, ranging from the Shi Generation to the Ze Generation, and even the Yan Generation.

At the same time, many familiar faces were missing. Some were on Nine Dragon Island and Tianxiang Island, while others had perished completely in the sea area.

Even though the Lin Family's Yao Beasts and Spirit Beasts were no less numerous than the former Spirit Beast Sect, they had only been in the South Sea for less than a hundred years.

Among them, many individuals had performed exceptionally well.

For example, Lin Shiyun, Lin Yanjiao, and Lin Zeli. Lin Zeli had already reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. As a Sword Cultivator, she had made a great name for herself on Tianxiang Island.

Although Lin Yanjiao was only in the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, her True Essence was extremely profound, and her illusion techniques were superb. She was now being mentored by Lin Houyuan, and she might even become the next Family head of the Lin Family.

"Congratulations, Seventh Grand Uncle, on another Breakthrough!" Beside them, Lin Yanjiao sweetly congratulated.

As the first junior of the Yan Generation to offer congratulations, it made the others, who were frowning and contemplating the situation, react and offer their congratulations one after another.

"Congratulations, Seventh Uncle, on another Breakthrough!"

"Congratulations, Seventh Brother, on another Breakthrough!"

Lin Shiming didn't care much about this, merely waving his hand in response.

But on the scene, the Lin Family's Foundation Establishment Cultivators felt a sense of relief.

Currently, Lin Shiming was even more important to the Lin Family than their ancestors.

With a higher combat power after his Breakthrough, facing the beast horde would be more secure.

"Everyone, let's discuss the beast horde situation!" Lin Shiming waved his hand, his expression serious.

Everyone immediately became solemn. Lin Xianzhi took out a large Spirit Map, about three feet square, and spread it on the wall.

On the Spirit Map, there were many markings at this moment.

Some of these markings had dimmed, while others were still lit.

But judging by the dimmed markings, it was as if someone was searching for something, and this situation was occurring in multiple directions.

Inside the Ten Thousand Li Jade, Lin Shijie also sent a message, stating that the situation on Nine Dragon Island was similar to that near Tianxiang Island.

Large numbers of sensing Formations were destroyed, and many Cultivators who ventured out perished directly, unable to even send back messages.

Currently, Nine Dragon Island's Cultivators essentially stayed within Nine Dragon Island and Nine Dragon City.

Furthermore, a small beast horde would occur approximately every ten days.

"Shiming, Seventh Grand Uncle, this is the only array image that captured a scene!" Lin Houyuan then took out a Jade Slip, which was passed from Lin Xianzhi to Lin Shiming one by one.

By the time it reached Lin Shiming, he only saw a red shadow rapidly flash across the screen, and all the Formations began to burn automatically.

The footage was very short and not clear.

After watching, Lin Shiming frowned deeply.

This reminded him of the Crimson Wyvern Demon King in the Ziyang Sea. Although this figure was not a Demon King, it was definitely a fire-attribute semi-Jiaolong.

"Father, are there many Jiaolong figures appearing on Golden Thunder Island and other sea areas?" Lin Shiming inquired.

Seeing Lin Houyuan still hesitating, Lin Shiming continued to add.

"Not counting Demon Kings!"

"There are Jiaolong Demon Kings, but fourth-tier Jiaolong and semi-Jiaolong seem to be very few!" Lin Houyuan replied.

Lin Shiming's heart grew heavier.

Nine Dragon Island and the Jiaolong Clan must have golden dragon fruit trees, and since the Yan Yang Sword knew the method for arranging the Jiaolong Nest, they must also know it.

The number of semi-Jiaolong and fourth-tier Jiaolong must be considerable. Their absence indicated that the main force of the Sea Demon Royal Court had not yet appeared.

Moreover, the Jiaolong Clan was looking for something!

It could be the golden dragon fruit tree, or something else!

But the Mad Wind Immortal Master's guess must be correct.

"Father, Seventh Grand Uncle, we must immediately begin organizing the evacuation of Mortals. All Spirit Medicine in the Spirit Herb Gardens must be harvested and sealed in Spirit Jade. Additionally, the Spirit Turtles and those Snake Eggs on Spirit Turtle Island must all be taken away using spirit beast pouches!"

"The direction for Mortal evacuation is towards Tianliu Island, using Teleportation Array. The Teleportation Array can be used more than ten times!"

"Besides that, some Innate Cultivators and Cultivators with good Spiritual Roots but low cultivation should also evacuate together!"

"However, during the evacuation, a portion of Mortals and low-tier Cultivators should be sent to Rising Sun Island!"

Lin Shiming continued to add as he spoke.

Rising Sun Island was, after all, their direct superior, so a portion should be evacuated there, which also allowed for putting eggs in more than one basket.

"Also, on Nine Dragon Island, Big Brother's side should be ready to evacuate at any time. Activate the Lin Family's hidden Teleportation Array and evacuate directly to Shuangmu Island, not Tianxiang Island!"

... A series of measures were issued, and what followed was Lin Houyuan organizing manpower. First, the allocation of Mortal evacuation, which he tasked the Family's Enforcement Hall to handle.

The Alchemy Hall and Weapon Crafting Hall also needed to refine more Pigu Pills (Grain Avoidance Pills) and some disposable Magical Artifacts.

Low-tier Pigu Pills belonged to first-tier Medicinal Pills, and even Mortals could consume them.

After Lin Houyuan finished giving all his instructions, Lin Shiming spoke to Lin Houyuan again:

"Father, please arrange twenty more Foundation Establishment Cultivators for me to go to Fangmu Island and enter the Mysterious Grade Secret Realm!"

"Harvest the Secret Realm again!"