45: spiritual soil

Inside the bear's den, Lin Shiming stood up and brushed the dust off his body.

He took out some spirit water and spirit food from his Storage Pouch and distributed them to the Jin Chi (Golden Wings) Mantis and the Red-haired Demon Monkey. The two Spirit Beasts immediately gathered to the side and began to eat and drink heartily.

Lin Shiming looked outside, where the battle had clearly concluded.

The few of them couldn't help but nervously extend their Divine Sense outwards, only to find that Seventh Grand Uncle Lin Xianzhi was picking up the Storage Pouches of several Foundation Establishment Cultivators, while Fifth Uncle Lin Houyong was also returning happily with a Storage Pouch in hand.

The three of them immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Although they had anticipated it, Huang Kaiyu was, after all, a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivator, so accidents were always possible.

There were many instances of Cultivators capsizing in the gutter in the Immortal Realm.

By then, the Huang Family had lost thirty-four Qi Refining Stage Late Stage Cultivators, twelve Qi Refining Stage Ninth Level Cultivators, and two Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators!

After this battle, not only would the Huang Family not dare to trouble the Lin Family, but they would probably also need to be wary of other Families.

Without power and assets matching their strength, they would be like delicious fat meat in the eyes of other Foundation Establishment Families.

Lin Xianzhi and Lin Houyong approached the bear's den, one after the other. The corpse of the Earth Tyrant Bear had also been collected by Lin Xianzhi.

The corpse of a third-tier Medium Grade Yao Beast was a treasure in every part, especially its pair of bear claws, which were best used to make gauntlets, offering optimal power.

If an Artifact Refiner was skilled enough, they could definitely refine a superb third-tier Medium Grade Magical Artifact. At that time, those Foundation Establishment Body Cultivators would definitely flock to it, going mad for it.

"Seventh Grand Uncle, Fifth Uncle!" Lin Shiming and the other two spoke almost simultaneously.

"Well done!" Lin Xianzhi gave the three of them a word of encouragement, then led the way deeper into the Immortal Cave.

As for the Storage Pouch of the Yellow-robed Cultivator at Qi Refining Stage Ninth Level, he did not take it, seemingly tacitly allowing the three of them to keep it.

Lin Shiming and the others immediately followed. Although they had arrived early, they were too busy fighting the Yellow-robed Cultivator to pay attention to what was inside the bear's den. Now, they were also quite curious.

Arriving at the deepest part of the bear's den, they saw that the space had become larger. A five to six-meter-wide groove was perfectly suited for the Earth Tyrant Bear to lie and sleep, and beside the groove was a pile of overturned fertile spirit soil.

A rich Spiritual Qi permeated the air, clearly indicating that several Spiritual Plants had been uprooted. Without a doubt, the Spiritual Plants should be in the Yellow-robed Cultivator's Storage Pouch.

To Lin Shiming's disappointment, there was no spirit pond.

However, a third-tier Low Grade Spiritual Vein was indeed here.

The dense Spiritual Qi here was much richer than the second-tier High Grade Spiritual Vein discovered in Peach Blossom Valley.

"Good! With this third-tier Low Grade Spiritual Vein, the Family's Spiritual Vein can be upgraded to a third-tier High Grade Spiritual Vein!" Lin Xianzhi assessed the richness of the Spiritual Qi, and a smile immediately spread across his face.

Their objective for this trip had finally been achieved, and it far exceeded expectations, completely annihilating the Huang Family Cultivators and acquiring a third-tier Low Grade Spiritual Vein.

Lin Xianzhi then walked to the soil where the Spiritual Plants had been removed, took out a Jade Box, and began to collect the soil.

Seemingly noticing the confusion of the others, Lin Xianzhi patiently explained.

"Spiritual Veins also have attributes. If a Spiritual Vein has more water attribute, it will emit rich water attribute Spiritual Qi and likely produce spirit ponds and spirit water. Here, there is more earth attribute Spiritual Qi, so it naturally produces spirit soil!"

As if to verify his idea, Lin Xianzhi grabbed a handful of spirit soil and gave it to Lin Shiming, speaking slowly.

"You have Wood Vine seeds. Put the Wood Vine seeds in it and see!"

Lin Shiming nodded, took the spirit soil, and took out some Wood Vine seeds from his Storage Pouch, placing them inside.

A miraculous scene began to unfold. Lin Shiming didn't even use the Wood Vine Technique's spiritual infusion or expediting (catalysis).

Yet, tender green sprouts began to appear, clearly showing a vitality many times greater.

"This is third-tier spirit soil, which helps even third-tier spirit plants, especially suitable for transplanting precious spirit plants!" Lin Xianzhi explained again.

Lin Shiming and the others were also pleasantly surprised, not expecting this dark soil to have such a magical effect.

Lin Xianzhi distributed three catties of spirit soil to each of the three Shi Generation members and Lin Houyong, carefully putting away the remaining majority.

"Houyong, go outside and set up a defensive Formation, then recover for a bit!" Lin Xianzhi instructed Lin Houyong, who agreed and left with large strides.

Lin Xianzhi also found a place to simply recover his Spiritual Qi. A Foundation Establishment battle consumed far more Spiritual Qi than imagined.

Moreover, near this Spiritual Vein, the recovery speed was much faster than usual.

As for Lin Shiming and the other two, they bowed and exited the deepest part, finding a relatively flat area to begin planning the division of the Storage Pouch.

In Lin Shijie's hand was precisely the Storage Pouch of the Yellow-robed Cultivator.

The Yellow-robed Cultivator of the Huang Family was killed by the three of them, and the spoils of war were tacitly theirs.

The three of them were quite eager to examine the Storage Pouch of a Cultivator who could escape from Seventh Grand Uncle's sword and seemed to have stolen treasures from the bear's den.

"Seventh Brother, Fourth Brother, old rules, three equal shares. Seventh Brother, you contributed the most, so you choose first. Fourth Brother, you lost an Iron Corpse, so you're second!" Lin Shijie said fairly, then, under the gaze of the three, took out the items from the Storage Pouch one by one.

The Yellow-robed Cultivator's Spirit Talismans and Spirit Pills were mostly consumed, so only a pile of Magical Artifacts, a pile of Spiritual Plants, some Spirit Stones, and two Jade Slips remained.

Lin Shijie first checked the two Jade Slips. These would definitely be copied by each person and then handed over to the Family in exchange for contribution points.

To their surprise, the first Jade Slip recorded the refining method and Formation arrangement for the Five Elements Spirit Breaking Formation, which was the very Formation that the Huang Family's Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivators used to combine their attacks and unleash Foundation Establishment-level Spells.

This Formation wasn't very practical for the three of them, but as a second-tier High Grade Formation, it was worth at least four to five thousand Spirit Stones.

Moreover, it was the kind that was priceless but had no market.

The second Jade Slip surprised them even more. It was a Legacy of the Five Elements Escape Talisman, which recorded five types of attribute-based escape talismans, suitable for escaping in various environments.

This kind of escape talisman Legacy was far more valuable than some ordinary Spirit Talisman Legacies. In certain specific situations, it could save a Cultivator's life.

For example, if this Yellow-robed Cultivator hadn't been so greedy, he would have surely escaped.

Handing it over to the Family would earn at least three to four thousand Spirit Stones in reward.

The three of them immediately beamed with joy. The value of these two Jade Slips alone was seven to eight thousand Spirit Stones.

Next, among the Magical Artifacts, Lin Shimo chose the best second-tier High Grade Magical Sword, while Lin Shiming chose the High Grade shield and named it Thick Earth Shield.

He had finally completed his set of Magical Artifacts: the newly acquired Qingxiao Sword as his Magical Sword, the Thick Earth Shield as his shield, and the Serpent Vine Flower for control.

A strong sense of confidence welled up in Lin Shiming's heart, but after a moment, he forcefully suppressed it. There were countless hidden dragons and crouching tigers among Cultivators.

Lin Shijie was the last to choose, picking three second-tier High Grade Magical Swords and an unused Earth Escape Spirit Talisman.

Lin Shimo had originally wanted to give up the High Grade Magical Sword, but Lin Shijie refused, bringing out his Li Fire Sword.

Overall, all three were quite satisfied. Besides the treasures, each of them received five hundred Spirit Stones.

After dividing everything, they all couldn't help but marvel at the Yellow-robed Cultivator's wealth.

Finally, Lin Shijie took out the last few Jade Boxes. Inside the Jade Boxes were precisely the Spiritual Plants that the Yellow-robed Cultivator had taken.