424: Real people test and sort out the harvest (two-in-one, please subscribe)

On Purple Jade Mountain, several Golden Core True Persons, following the Lin Family's spirit boat, slowly arrived in front of Lin Shiming's Immortal Cave at the mountain Peak.

The Immortal Cave was located on the highest Peak of Purple Jade Mountain, the same Immortal Cave where Purple Jade Sanren once resided.

Although Lin Shiming rarely came, this place was reserved for him.

Furthermore, peach trees were planted all around, and a pavilion with a square stone table was built at the entrance of the Immortal Cave.

A chessboard with black and white pieces was clearly laid out in the pavilion.

The chessboard was still the one from Fangmu Mountain many years ago, making every Lin Family Cultivator who saw it feel as if they were back in Fangmu Mountain, experiencing an inexplicable sense of familiarity, while also not forgetting the shame of being forced to leave their homeland.

Real Person Hongye walked at the very front, followed by Real Person Kuangfeng, and finally, Real Person Baiyu and Real Person Baihu.

At the entrance of the Immortal Cave, Lin Shiming also stepped out.

He was now dressed in a plain white long gown, his complexion still terribly pale, though the gruesome wound on his chest had been treated, his chest still heaved intermittently.

"Greetings, Senior Hongye, Senior Kuangfeng, and the two Seniors from Nine Dragon Island!" Lin Shiming invited them into the pavilion and brewed a pot of spirit tea on the chessboard.

The spirit tea was a fourth-grade spirit tea, Red Jade Tea. Its color was like red jade; when brewed, it was clear and vibrant, resembling shimmering red jade. Its taste was incomparably mellow, a spirit tea Lin Shiming had purchased on Tianliu Island.

A small bag of it cost over ten thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, making it extremely precious.

While it was somewhat lacking for entertaining these Immortal Masters, for the Lin Family, a Purple Mansion Family, this was the highest form of courtesy.

"Please forgive this Junior for not coming out to greet you!"

"No matter, I have two Sacred Body Pills here, which are remarkably effective for healing Flood Dragon injuries!" Real Person Hongye frowned when she noticed Lin Shiming's slow and trembling movements, and took out a jade bottle.

Inside the jade bottle were two thumb-sized golden Medicinal Pills.

"Thank you, Immortal Master, but while Senior is generous, this Junior is ashamed. Having lost Nine Dragon Island, I have failed to live up to Senior's trust. I ask for Senior's punishment!" Lin Shiming did not immediately accept it.

Although he had credit for resisting, losing Nine Dragon Island was still a crime.

It was up to Real Person Hongye to decide whether the rewards and punishments could cancel each other out.

To accept it openly in front of so many Cultivators would be somewhat presumptuous.

"No matter, this is not your fault. Please tell us what you saw and heard!" Real Person Hongye said.

And just at this moment, the System notification rang out again:

【Please note the fifth-grade Soul Questioning Talisman secretly used by Real Person Baiyu and Real Person Baihu!】

Lin Shiming's heart tightened. He hadn't expected that Real Person Hongye hadn't used a Soul Questioning Talisman, but rather the two Immortal Masters from Nine Dragon Island had.

He glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that Real Person Hongye's figure remained aloof, her exquisite face filled with solemnity.

She also seemed unaware of the Soul Questioning Talisman's appearance.

No one touched the Red Jade Tea on the table, allowing the red tea mist to spread out.

Lin Shiming also straightened his posture, trying to find a more relaxed position, and after a moment of deliberation to ensure there were no loopholes, he slowly began to speak:

"Replying to Senior, this matter must begin three days ago when this Junior emerged from seclusion!"

"At that time, this Junior had just made a Breakthrough, so I went to Nine Dragon Island, preparing to launch a counterattack before the Yao Beasts could gain momentum, continuing the great feat of 'strengthening the walls and clearing the fields' left by Senior!"

"However, I unexpectedly encountered a fourth-grade Flood Dragon. This Junior used all his abilities and killed a Late Stage fourth-grade Wind 蛟, but then unexpectedly attracted an even larger beast tide, with twenty-odd fourth-grade Flood Dragons, and at the very end, two Yao Kings were concealed. It was only because they were worried about an ambush on Nine Dragon Island that I was given a chance to escape!"

Speaking of this, Lin Shiming sighed as he looked at his wound.

He did not elaborate but instead took out the Yao Beast inner core of the Wind 蛟.

He handed it directly to Real Person Hongye.

"Keep this inner core. A Flood Dragon inner core, perhaps you can exchange it for good things with the two Fellow Daoists from Nine Dragon Island!" Real Person Hongye did not keep the inner core, only glanced at it from a distance, then looked at Real Person Baiyu and Real Person Baihu from Nine Dragon Island.

Her words also carried a hidden meaning.

"A Flood Dragon inner core is indeed what our Nine Dragon Island needs. If you have a fifth-grade inner core, you can exchange it for a Core Formation Pill at our Nine Dragon Island. As for a Late Stage fourth-grade inner core, you can only exchange it for some treasures of the same rank, such as a fushou fruit or a yunji pill with pill patterns!" Real Person Baiyu also spoke.

Lin Shiming's heart also tightened, but not for the fourth-grade Flood Dragon inner core, but for the fifth-grade Flood Dragon inner core.

If he could reach the Golden Core Stage in the future and gain some fame among Golden Core True Persons, he might indeed be able to exchange a fifth-grade Flood Dragon inner core for a Core Formation Pill.

After all, he truly had the inner cores of the Red Feather Demon King and the Blue Eyed Demon King in his Storage Pouch.

He had kept both of their fifth-grade corpses.

However, before he reached the Golden Core Stage, he would never dare to exchange them.

Even with the Yan Yang Sword, too many things would be exposed.

Not to mention he couldn't explain it, what if Nine Dragon Island decided to act? Could he still plan to kill the Immortal Masters of Nine Dragon Island?

If it succeeded, it would be fine, but if it failed, the Lin Family would have to hide in the Northern Plains or the Western Desert.

Moreover, once this beast tide passed, he could go to the Eastern Domain with Nine Heavens Hermit to find a place with ningjin fruits.

Before that, he still needed to lie low.

While Lin Shiming was contemplating, Real Person Baihu took a step forward:

"May I ask Young Friend Lin, among those Flood Dragons, how many were Blue Jiaolong and how many were Poison Flood Dragons? Which two Yao Kings were they? And how did you escape that day?" Real Person Baihu asked several questions in an instant.

The others didn't have time to stop him, or perhaps they didn't intend to.

Real Person Baihu's eyes were like torches.

Suddenly, an invisible pressure appeared in the air. The chess pieces on the chessboard subtly cracked, ripples appeared in the spirit tea, and the direction of the Spiritual Qi's diffusion all moved towards Lin Shiming.

"Young Friend Lin, speak freely. The appearance of so many Flood Dragons is indeed strange!" Real Person Kuangfeng also nodded and spoke.

As he spoke, Lin Shiming felt the previous Aura instantly vanish, the tea mist returned to calm, and the Red Jade spirit tea, still like spiritual jade, was as peaceful as a mirror in the teacup.

Real Person Kuangfeng then looked at Real Person Hongye:

"Daoist Hongye is famously protective of her own. Perhaps she will even slay those wicked Flood Dragons for you!"

He continued speaking, looking at Real Person Hongye with a half-smile.

Real Person Baiyu and Real Person Baihu of Nine Dragon Island's expressions changed slightly.

They clearly didn't understand why Real Person Kuangfeng would so strongly support Lin Shiming.

However, when they looked at Real Person Hongye again, their expressions were also quite displeased.

They suspected that Real Person Hongye was escalating the conflict between Tianliu Island and Nine Dragon Island to increase her own influence.

And the catalyst was Lin Shiming.

Lin Shiming looked gratefully at Real Person Kuangfeng.

"Please rest assured, Senior, this Junior will indeed tell the truth. The fifth-grade Yao Kings were a crimson spirit Flood Dragon and a Blue Jiaolong. There were many more fourth-grade evil Flood Dragons, including some hidden ones, and the strongest was a Thunder Dragon!"

"As for why this Junior was fortunate enough to stand here, it is related to a Minor Divine Power Fruit I consumed in my early years!" Lin Shiming slowly spoke.

These words were all things he had pondered for a long time.

Although these words were not detailed enough, and might not pass scrutiny in other situations, for Lin Shiming, it was enough to make Real Person Hongye understand.

Real Person Kuangfeng was on the same front as him.

"Mm-hmm, then you should heal your injuries first. Next, Tianxiang Island will begin its defense from Rising Sun Island. When your injuries are a bit better, you will still have to take on missions!" Real Person Hongye nodded.

She knew that Lin Shiming possessed Minor Divine Abilities, and not just one, but three.

Having three Minor Divine Abilities indicated that Lin Shiming must be a Spirit Body Cultivator, because a Cultivator can only consume a Minor Divine Power Fruit once.

As for more, it required comprehension or the Spirit Body automatically activating.

Real Person Baihu, standing nearby, wanted to speak again but was stopped by a glare from Real Person Baiyu.

Subsequently, the several Immortal Masters departed, and Lin Shiming also arranged for Nine Heavens Hermit to find Immortal Caves for them on Purple Jade Mountain.

At the same time, he also arranged rooms at the Lin Family Restaurant for the Immortal Masters.

As for how and where the Immortal Masters would stay, it was up to their individual preferences.

The outcome was also obvious: Real Person Kuangfeng and Real Person Hongye stayed on Purple Jade Mountain, while the two Immortal Masters from Nine Dragon Island stayed at the Lin Family Restaurant.

They claimed to be concerned about the market, worried about Yao Race lurking and destroying the Teleportation Array.

Lin Shiming did not know their true intentions.

Lin Shiming also returned to his Immortal Cave, but he still had worries.

As they left, Real Person Kuangfeng and Real Person Hongye both gave Lin Shiming a meaningful extra glance.

Lin Shiming did not believe such expressions were merely expectations for a Junior; instead, they seemed to be saying, "You can really make things up!"

Lin Shiming's heart also twitched. He glanced at the injury on his chest, recalling their expressions.

After a long time of fruitless thought, he shook his head, no longer dwelling on it. Instead, he activated the Formation to its maximum and continued to heal his injuries.

Because he needed to feign injury, Lin Shiming had to control his Physical Body from recovering too quickly... Inside the market, on the fifth floor of the Lin Family Restaurant, Real Person Baihu placed down the Formation Flag in his hand, and instantly the Formation within the room became completely different from before.

Real Person Baiyu also took out a bronze dragon-head, placing it on the table.

From the dragon-head, wisps of mist emerged, filling the room.

These mists then split into two waves: one transformed into surging seawater, and the other into numerous islands.

The white mist continued to drift out, and after half an incense stick's time, the entire room was filled with the white mist and the phenomena of seawater and islands.

The islands and seawater were distinctly separated, forming a sea map, which from a distance, largely resembled the Celestial Elephant Sea Region.

Inside the dragon's mouth, a red bead continuously began to spin.

The expressions of the two also began to grow anxious, and their throats subtly moved, filled with even greater anticipation.

However, the red bead kept spinning and did not stop.

Both of them were somewhat disappointed.

Real Person Baiyu lifted his sleeve, the bronze dragon-head stopped spewing, and the phenomena in the room quickly vanished.

"The golden dragon fruit tree is not located anywhere on the islands!"

"This means our chances of obtaining the golden dragon fruit tree are still quite high!" Real Person Baiyu sat to the side, his heart half-happy, half-worried!

"Senior Brother, that Lin Shiming was clearly lying. Even if he prepared quite thoroughly, he couldn't withstand questioning."

Seemingly noticing Real Person Baihu's eagerness, Real Person Baiyu slowly shook his head:

"Even if the Soul Questioning Talisman discovered it, what then? Real Person Kuangfeng was clearly protecting him, and Real Person Hongye was also partially protecting him!"

"There's no point in saying more. It's better to find a few Loose Cultivators to ask. The Cultivators of Nine Dragon Island aren't just from the Lin Family!"

"Of course, if we can find the Lin Family's secret spies, that would be even better!" Real Person Baiyu said.

Real Person Baihu also nodded.

"Additionally, pay attention to which direction the Flood Dragons went. With so many Flood Dragons appearing, perhaps the Jiaolong Clan already has a clue about the golden dragon fruit tree!"

"Also, keep an eye on Junior Nephew Zixiao from Purple Dragon Island. Although the operation is led by our White Dragon Island, they did arrange spies on Tianxiang Island in the past!"

... The continuous rainy season persisted, and the rising seawater became even more turbulent.

In the following days, Cultivators constantly piloted spirit boats out of Tianxiang Island to gather information, even several Golden Core True Persons took turns going out.

They tried their best to gather intelligence in the heavy rain.

Several times, they encountered Flood Dragon beast tides chasing them from afar.

The entire Celestial Elephant Sea Region was now completely in a state of self-preservation.

On Tianxiang Island, the original Celestial Elephant Formation had been replaced by Real Person Hongye with an even more powerful fifth-grade spirit Formation, and along the coast, a large number of controllable self-detonating Formations were set up.

And around the island, close to the shore, countless small islands were gathered.

These small islands were all equipped with a large number of Formations, just waiting for the flying Yao Beasts to land, which would then deliver a fatal blow to these Yao Beasts.

Many Cultivators from the Lin Family were also spread among them.

Lin Shiming, on the other hand, after his injuries improved, left Old Wood in the room, then summoned nine Spirit Devouring Ants to set up a Formation that blocked Divine Sense on the periphery. After that, he entered the Grotto-heaven World.

With this isolating Formation in place, coupled with the Spirit Devouring Ants' sensitivity to Formations, as soon as a Golden Core Cultivator's Divine Sense probed, a sound would be transmitted immediately, and Old Wood would promptly remind Lin Shiming.

Inside the Grotto-heaven World, Lin Shiming landed on the high platform.

Wang Jiao had already gathered by Lin Shiming's side, even Golden Wings and Hong Mao were somewhat excited at this moment.

Only the Five-Colored Python, half-Jiao, was eager to try, but dared not approach from a distance.

Because Lin Shiming was going to take stock of the harvest from this island trip.

Having taken such a great risk, the harvest was naturally immense.

Among them were two fifth-grade Flood Dragons, and a full twenty-four fourth-grade Flood Dragons, plus the Poison Flood Dragons and Wind 蛟s he had previously killed, as well as the Red Dragon and Blue Jiaolong killed near Fangmu Island.

A total of twenty-eight fourth-grade Flood Dragons.

They were laid out, covering more than half the space of the Grotto-heaven World, with various scales and Dragon Qi raging, colorful, and full of Spiritual Qi.

Faint roars could be heard, and when combined with the golden dragon fruit tree, an even more peculiar phenomenon appeared.

Even Lin Shiming himself felt it was somewhat magnificent.

For a moment, he was stunned in place.

This was not even counting the secret treasures and Storage Pouches harvested from these Flood Dragons.

These Flood Dragons were clearly doing much better than other great Yao of the Yao Race. Not only did some Flood Dragon great Yao have Storage Pouches, but they also had quite a few Magic Treasures.

And this time, his only expenditure was three five-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicines.

With these Flood Dragons and the Lin Family's Bloodline Ancestral Return Secret Method, Lin Shiming was confident that in the future, he could nurture more than ten true Flood Dragons for the Lin Family.

At that time, the Lin Family would not just be a Green Snake Family, but a true Jiaolong Clan.

"Master, Master!" Wang Jiao circled around Lin Shiming, constantly spewing hot air ingratiatingly, but his eyes unconsciously looked at the Flood Dragon corpses.

At first, he stared at the Peak fourth-grade Poison Flood Dragon, and finally, his eyes moved towards the two fifth-grade Poison Flood Dragons.

Countless drops of venom fell from his mouth.