465: Peak of the Purple Mansion, Great Changes in the Eastern Territory (2-in-1, please give me a monthly ticket)

The Treasure Unlocking Art was as bitter and incomprehensible as ever, with its strings of spiritual talismans and symbols no less complex than those of the Star Bead Treasure Unlocking Art.

Even the first part required Lin Shiming to comprehend for a long time.

However, compared to the Book of Hidden Paths, it was still a bit simpler.

This also allowed Lin Shiming to clearly understand that the blood demon disc's Spirit Treasure Rank should be inferior to that of the Book of Hidden Paths.

With the Treasure Unlocking Art, he was not in a hurry.

He took out the blood demon disc, placed it on his knees, and began to comprehend the Treasure Unlocking Art day after day.

As he comprehended, a spiritual phantom of a demon god began to emerge from the blood demon disc.

Lin Shiming was not unfamiliar with this spiritual phantom; he had personally seen True Person Liuhe's Clone activate the blood demon disc at the Qingxuan Sect ruins!

At that time, it was a three-headed, six-armed blood demon phantom.

Every segment of the Treasure Unlocking Art he comprehended, the phantom grew a bit stronger.

The daily System notifications also changed to the Treasure Unlocking Art, while Lin Shitao began refining Purple Mansion Jade Liquid in a corner of the grotto-heaven.

The two exchanged glances as they relaxed.

Unconsciously, even though the Treasure Unlocking Art was obscure and difficult to understand, and Alchemy was monotonous, it carried a certain flavor.

The entire grotto-heaven quieted down amidst their Alchemy and Cultivation.

Before he began to comprehend, the Red-haired Demon Monkey had already left. Ever since they became familiar on Shuangmu Island, it would leave on its own without Lin Shiming needing to remind it.

Also leaving was Wang Jiao, who had been in seclusion for a long time.

As for the Five-Colored Jiao, it quietly stayed in the Jiaolong Nest, absorbing Jiaolong Qi with a look of ecstasy. It dared not disturb Lin Shiming and Lin Shitao, forcefully suppressing its urges to roar, fearing that Lin Shiming and the others would throw it out.

Lin Shiming also directly assigned the Red-haired Demon Monkey to be Lin Shiyi's sparring partner.

Jin Chi quietly stayed in the grotto-heaven. It either lay on a tree or on a rock wall, always so lazy, only becoming sharp and swift when attacking!

As for Old Wood and Thunder Child, they spent most of their time in the Ziyang Pagoda.

However, recently, the five Spirit Devouring Ants had been extremely restless and ferocious. After absorbing the demon soul, they showed signs of advancing, but they neither cocooned themselves in seclusion nor showed any tendency to devour each other.

Lin Shiming threw them some spirit beast meat and some spirit ore, then sealed them with a Formation.

Days passed one by one.

Ten days later, Lin Shitao put away her Magic Treasure Pill Furnace, and a refreshing pill aroma wafted out.

It permeated the entire grotto-heaven. The Spirit Fish in the Spirit Lake began to stir, and the Rank 4 Water Spirit Shell and Star Spirit Shell also began to stir.

Lin Shiming also opened his eyes. He had comprehended a small portion of the blood demon disc's Treasure Unlocking Art.

But seeing Lin Shitao successfully refine the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid, he stopped his comprehension.

"Seventh Brother, I have not failed you!" Lin Shitao smiled faintly, a hint of fatigue on her beautiful face.

She also extended her slender hand and handed the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid to Lin Shiming.

"You've worked hard!" Lin Shiming accepted the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid.

However, at this moment, the Spirit Devouring Ants suddenly began to shriek strangely.

Lin Shiming sensed an anomaly, and the System notification suddenly sounded:

[Please feed the Spirit Devouring Ants enough purple profound treasure jade or Purple Mansion Jade Liquid to achieve advancement!]

The System notification appeared again, startling Lin Shiming, followed by immense joy.

The Rank 3 Spirit Devouring Ants were already so helpful; the effect of Rank 4 would definitely make Lin Shiming feel more at ease.

He had previously tried many times to find some special spiritual insects to facilitate the Bloodline Restoration of the Spirit Devouring Ants.

But they were all too far off.

Now, he could use Purple Mansion Jade Liquid, or even purple profound treasure jade.

He currently had four pieces in his Storage Pouch, which he had exchanged from the Azure Cloud Fox Clan.

He put away the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid and went to the insect chamber. He saw that the five Spirit Devouring Ants now varied in size.

This scene was somewhat similar to when the Spirit Devouring Ants first devoured each other.

And if he wasn't mistaken, the Spirit Devouring Ants now only lacked a catalyst for mutual slaughter.

Lin Shiming placed two pieces of purple profound treasure jade into the insect chamber.

In an instant, two larger Spirit Devouring Ants rushed to the purple profound treasure jade, screeching ferociously.

The other three were not to be outdone and immediately began to fight amongst themselves.

They screeched and gnawed at each other, their speed of consumption extremely rapid!

And extremely fierce!

Lin Shiming did not dare to look away; he worried that if the difference between the Spirit Devouring Ants wasn't great enough, it could lead to a mutual destruction.

But clearly, his worries were somewhat excessive. The two slightly larger Spirit Devouring Ants were even fiercer, devouring two smaller ones in the blink of an eye.

The last one also died on the spot, completely gnawed clean.

In an instant, the spiritual patterns on the carapaces of the two larger Spirit Devouring Ants became prominent, and they each protected a piece of purple profound treasure jade, hissing.

Their wounds also began to slowly heal, with a strange starlight flowing from them.

This made Lin Shiming greatly anticipate. He took out more star spirit floss and fed it to the Spirit Devouring Ants.

The two cautious Spirit Devouring Ants, after devouring the star spirit floss, seemed to grow a small circle larger, and then began to crunch on the purple profound treasure jade.

The palm-sized purple profound treasure jade visibly shrunk little by little.

Finally, it all fell into the mouths of the two Spirit Devouring Ants.

Slowly, white light began to appear in the insect chamber. These white lights transformed into two cocoons, enveloping the two Spirit Devouring Ants.

"They're finally going to Breakthrough!" Lin Shiming also let out a long sigh of relief.

"Congratulations, Seventh Brother!" Lin Shitao also congratulated him from the side.

The following years continued peacefully.

Lin Shitao left the grotto-heaven once to deliver Purple Mansion Jade Liquid to Lin Shiyi, and also to collect the Spirit Medicine needed for refining Medicinal Pills.

She was preparing for a long period of seclusion to Breakthrough her Alchemy skills.

Lin Shiming continued to sit in the pavilion by the Spirit Lake, cultivating in seclusion and comprehending the blood demon disc's Treasure Unlocking Art.

After an unknown period, a blood-red light suddenly appeared, accompanied by a terrifying aura.

In a blink of an eye, all the Spirit Fish in the Spirit Lake fled to the bottom of the lake.

Even the Star Spirit Shell and Water Spirit Shell were extremely restless, and the Five-Colored Jiao began to growl!

At Lin Shiming's position, a three-headed, six-armed demon phantom, clad in demon god chains and wielding six weapons, appeared in the Void Realm, towering ten zhang high!

He was covered in blood-red light, his Killing Intent fully exposed.

The blood demon chains wrapped around his body rattled.

Lin Shiming also opened his eyes at this moment.

The demon phantom also opened its eyes. The central Devil Head shot out demon light into the Void Realm, countless demon god chains flew out, as did the demon weapons in its two arms!

A demon sword and a demon axe!

Extremely fierce, shaking the Void Realm!

The Void Realm also began to ripple. The strength of Lin Shiming's Small World clearly might not be able to withstand a single blow from the blood demon disc!

Lin Shiming also stopped in time!

As the spiritual incantation was cast, the blood-red light dissipated.

The demon phantom disappeared, transforming into a palm-sized demon disc that fell into Lin Shiming's hand.

"One month!" Lin Shiming recalled the time. He had spent a full month refining the first layer of this Treasure Unlocking Art.

However, the result was also gratifying.

This incomplete Spirit Treasure, the blood demon disc, gave him a huge surprise when used.

The first layer of the blood demon disc was enough to summon the Blood Demon God Phantom, allowing him to use the Blood Demon Chains and the demon light shot from the central Devil Head's eyes.

It was another trump card Magic Treasure for Lin Shiming!

The only drawback was that the blood demon disc not only consumed True Essence but also consumed Blood Qi.

Fortunately, he was also a Body Cultivator, so his Blood Qi was relatively abundant.

Putting away the blood demon disc, Lin Shiming also began to examine his own Cultivation.

Lin Shitao also appeared in the Secret Realm grotto-heaven with new Spirit Medicine.

In addition to the Medicinal Pills and Spirit Medicine she refined herself,

She also brought two bottles of yunji pill for Lin Shiming.

These yunji pill were used by Purple Mansion Late Stage Cultivators for Cultivation. Lin Shiming had used yunji pill when he Breakthrough to the Mid Purple Mansion Realm.

And this batch of yunji pill was also exchanged by the Lin Family using Rank 4 turtle spirit coconut and the Coral Alliance.

Two bottles, a total of ten pills!

In addition to the ten yunji pill, Lin Shitao also had several Turtle Origin Pills in her hand. Although their effect was not as good as yunji pill, they were also Medicinal Pills that improved the Cultivation of Purple Mansion Cultivators.

"Keep it up, Seventh Brother!" Lin Shitao's eyes were full of anticipation.

Lin Shiming also nodded. He had also prepared three water spirit pearls in his hand.

With these yunji pill and Turtle Origin Pills, he was confident that he could reach the Purple Mansion Peak within ten years.

And it would be an incredibly stable Purple Mansion Peak.

After putting away the Medicinal Pills, Lin Shiming sat on the high platform on the mountain Peak.

This place was closer to the Spiritual Vein, and the Spiritual Qi was more abundant.

Lin Shitao, on the other hand, sat in the pavilion above the Spirit Lake, continuing her daily Alchemy.

She was refining Rank 4 Medium Grade Turtle Origin Pills!

On the high platform, Lin Shiming took out his meditation cushion.

At this moment, his mind was unusually peaceful.

Going to the Eastern Domain, destroying the Chu Family, it wasn't just Lin Shiyuan who was relieved; he too felt much more at ease!

At least when he closed his eyes, he could face himself better.

Unbeknownst to him, the Kui Wood Sword Scripture automatically began to circulate.

Streams of Spiritual Qi surged into Lin Shiming's body, transforming into True Essence, vast and mighty.

As a Body Cultivator, Lin Shiming's Meridians were larger, and their circulation was more vigorous.

Then, he first held a water spirit pearl, and as the Spiritual Qi flowed out from within the pearl,

His circulation of the Heavenly Cycle became even more terrifying.

To the point where cyclones began to appear around his body.

True Essence surged like clouds, emitting a low rumble.

And that wasn't all. Lin Shiming took out another Turtle Origin Pill and began to consume it.

Spring turned to autumn.

On Shuangmu Island, Clan Competitions were held again and again.

One after another, clansmen walked out of the Hall of Teachings, becoming part of the Lin Family.

In the coconut groves of Shuangmu Island, one could often see a crimson Spirit Monkey, somewhat lonely, darting about.

It seemed unable to find its way home.

Sometimes it darted along the coast, sometimes it leaped to Thousand Wood Peak.

In the grotto-heaven, Lin Shitao had already switched to another Pill Formula. She was still refining Spirit Pills as before.

Beside her, the Star Spirit Shell and Water Spirit Shell observed idly.

Just then, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi suddenly began to shift. The next moment, an even larger surge of Spiritual Qi swept forth.

A more terrifying Purple Mansion spiritual might emanated, and Lin Shiming's body instantly stood up, landing on the Peak of the mountain.

"Purple Mansion Peak!" Lin Shiming felt the surging True Essence within his body, and his heart was filled with excitement.

He was now only one step away from the Golden Core!

One step forward meant a thousand years of Lifespan, the title of Immortal Master.

"Congratulations, Seventh Brother!" Lin Shitao quickly congratulated him.

Having Breakthrough to the Purple Mansion Peak, he was only one step away from the Golden Core!

"It's a pity it took eleven years!" Lin Shiming couldn't help but say.

The initial estimation of within ten years was still conservative. At the Purple Mansion Realm, every step of advancement required longer and more Spiritual Qi.

"Seventh Brother, the Cloud Dragon of the Eastern Domain has successfully Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm, and the Cloud Realm has also appeared!" Lin Shitao suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, Lin Shiming was also greatly surprised!

But then, he understood that the major Sects of the Eastern Domain had clearly failed.

The Yao Race had prepared more thoroughly than Immortal Master Divine Machine.

And with the combined strength of the East Sea and Northern Plains, the Demon Kings of the Qingyun Mountain Range themselves had always kept a low profile.

The Azure Cloud Fox Clan's arrangements had also been in place for over a thousand years, and their strength was likely terrifying!

"Now, Immortal Master Coral of the Coral Alliance, and Immortal Master Blood Coral, have both entered seclusion to Breakthrough!"

"And the alliance leaders of the other five major forces have also entered seclusion!"

Someone had Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm and opened the Cloud Realm, greatly weakening the world's blockade (seal/blockade).

It was estimated that all those Golden Core Peak Cultivators would rush out and desperately try to Breakthrough.

Lin Shiming was not surprised by this. He was just curious about the situation in the Eastern Domain, and even the Cloud Realm and Cloud Palace.

He had already learned from Immortal Master Kuangfeng that the Innate Spirit Treasure was located within the Cloud Realm.

"The Spirit Beast Sect and Spirit Talisman Sect of the Eastern Domain have both moved out of Zhao Country!"

"The place where the Cloud Realm appeared is a Forbidden Ground in Youzhou of Zhao Country!"

"Many Golden Core Cultivators have already gone to the Eastern Domain, including Immortal Master Kuangfeng and Tian Liu Zhenren!" Lin Shitao continued.

Lin Shiming also nodded. He had already made arrangements with the Family.

If Immortal Master Kuangfeng and Tian Liu Zhenren needed a Teleportation Array, they could be given one directly.

Therefore, during the years Lin Shiming was in seclusion, Immortal Master Kuangfeng had already gone to the Eastern Domain.

Lin Shiming now wanted to go to the Cloud Realm, after all, he had the Cloud Palace token, but after thinking about it, he gave up.

The current Cloud Realm was not a benevolent place.

It was estimated that many Golden Core Cultivators had gone to seek treasures, and even the Cloud Dragon, that Nascent Soul, would be on the move.

He hadn't Breakthrough yet, so it was naturally not suitable for him to go.

Even if he went with the token, he might instead become someone who delivers treasures.

At the same time, he was also more worried about the Ten Thousand Swords Mountain incident.

He felt that the Spirit Race might invade, and their power might be even greater.

Breaking through to the Golden Core as soon as possible was what he needed to do now.

"Shitao, how has your Alchemy improved!"

Lin Shiming looked at Lin Shitao.

"It has stabilized at a Rank 4 High Grade Alchemist, but I haven't refined a Core Formation Pill yet!" Lin Shitao said with some concern.

If the pressure of refining Purple Mansion Jade Liquid before was manageable, then the pressure of refining the Core Formation Pill this time was unprecedentedly great for Lin Shitao!

This time, a failed refinement would mean the loss of one ningjin fruit.

The entire Lin Family only had three, and one belonged to Nine Heavens Hermit.

If all three attempts failed, Lin Shiming's Breakthrough to the Golden Core would be indefinitely postponed.

Therefore, even Lin Shitao didn't have much confidence.

She even wanted to suggest that Lin Shiming seek out Immortal Master Kuangfeng.

Immortal Master Kuangfeng was a Rank 5 Alchemist.

Although refining a Core Formation Pill would cost at least one ningjin fruit, it guaranteed the stable production of one Core Formation Pill, which could allow Lin Shiming to Breakthrough!

"Shitao, do you remember the last time your Alchemy Breakthrough?"