474: Mushan Bloodwood and Yunyue Islands (two-in-one, please give me a monthly ticket)

The gloomy darkness of the seabed, after being adorned with countless Moonstones, could now be vaguely discerned.

One could faintly see the greyish-black seabed soil and exposed High-Grade Spirit Stones!

After an approximate exploration, Lin Shiming gained a general understanding of the Spirit Stone Mine's extent, then set up a Fourth-Order Formation!

This was to prevent Spiritual Qi from leaking out.

Although the seabed still retained the aura of the Mu Shan Demon King, ordinary Yao Beasts would not approach.

However, setting up a Formation was better than not, and the current Lin Family could afford the 'waste' of a Fourth-Order Formation.

After all, a small-scale High-Grade Spirit Stone Mine, if developed properly, would be enough for the Lin Family to mine for nearly a hundred years!

The consumption of that Formation was insignificant.

Meanwhile, Wang Jiao was ceaselessly galloping through the seabed, and upon seeing High-Grade Spirit Stones embedded within, he opened his huge mouth in ecstasy, then directly placed them into his Storage Pouch!

One, two!

Countless pieces!

With each one he absorbed, he let out a low growl, and later, he continuously growled with excitement!

He even started to ignore Lin Shiming!

After setting up the Formation, Lin Shiming also directly took out the corpse of the Mu Shan Demon King and began to examine it carefully.

He had seen the remains of Fifth-Order Yao Beasts countless times, but this was his first time seeing the corpse of a Fifth-Order Wood Demon Demon King!

The enormous ancient Mu Shan wood lay before Lin Shiming, resembling a towering giant tree with a massive hole carved into it.

Under the lock of the Azure Fish Mirror, Lin Shiming had only destroyed the Demon King's Wood Core.

The Wood Core of a Wood Demon, like the Inner Core of a Yao Beast, was a fatal injury.

At this moment, one could still vaguely see the patterns on the Fifth-Order Demon King's body; its Mu Shan transformed body looked no different from ordinary blood coral!

However, the moment Lin Shiming touched it, he felt an incredibly hard sensation.

It was like mountain rock and profound iron, and Lin Shiming's palm quickly began to blacken, with strange black lights appearing in streaks!

It was indeed poison. Lin Shiming's body immediately trembled, starlight scattered, and his Body Tempering Art was fully activated. One by one, star nodes flickered, and only then did the black light dissipate!

This poison... Lin Shiming was also amazed by this poison. Although his Body Tempering Art could resolve it, he was a Golden Core Body Cultivator. If it were an ordinary Golden Core Cultivator, coming into contact with it would not be so fortunate.

If he came into contact with it during battle, it would probably be even more troublesome!

Lin Shiming's interest immediately grew. He channeled his True Essence from a distance, only to find that the coral wood, hard as iron, actually began to grow larger and longer, with countless tentacles appearing, as if the Mu Shan Demon King had come back to life!

The ferocious coral horns within could even release bursts of poisonous mist!

This scene startled Wang Jiao nearby, who immediately flew up!

Upon realizing it was just Lin Shiming casting a spell, he let out a low growl and continued collecting High-Grade Spirit Stones!

And Lin Shiming's eyes also revealed joy!

If this enormous coral Demon King were divided into countless segments, it could definitely be used as Illusory Spirit Vines.

It would be no worse than a Fifth-Order Spirit Vine!

Although it couldn't regenerate, the Mu Shan Demon King's massive Physical Body would be enough for Lin Shiming to use for a long time!

Having received the first surprise, Lin Shiming then looked at the huge hole that had been dug out. At this moment, he could still vaguely see wood spirit essence flowing inside!

There wasn't much of this wood spirit essence, but it was Fifth-Order after all. Lin Shiming took out a jade flask and extracted all the wood spirit essence, finally obtaining a small pill bottle.

The Spirit Essence was as red as blood, and now that it was separated, coral spirit shadows even evolved within the Spirit Essence!

Lin Shiming's eyes narrowed, his Divine Sense extended, and he even used the Divine Sense Weapon from the Soul Fusion Scripture.

At this moment, Lin Shiming's Divine Sense Weapon had already taken initial form, with countless sword patterns arranged upon it!

If one didn't sense it, they would probably mistake it for a real Magical Artifact sword.

But in reality, it was only condensed Divine Sense!

If an ordinary Golden Core Cultivator's Divine Soul was accidentally struck, at best their Divine Soul would be severely damaged, and at worst, they would be killed in one blow!

The Divine Sense Weapon swept through, but there was no Divine Soul of the Mu Shan Demon King in the Spirit Essence!

Lin Shiming also relaxed, it seemed this wood spirit essence still contained some of Mu Shan's instincts!

Lin Shiming also put away the wood spirit essence casually, and then thought of something else, separating two more pill bottles, taking two drops from each, leaving only six drops in total.

Lin Shiming summoned the Wood Demon and Thunder Child. The two Wood Demons were initially unaccustomed to appearing on the seabed.

Even with the illumination of the Moonstones, the seabed still appeared very dim.

The Wood Demon adapted quickly; even deep in the seabed, he only showed a slightly sullen expression before quickly recovering!

Thunder Child, however, became genuinely dejected.

It wasn't until they felt the astonishing Spiritual Qi emanating from the underground Spirit Stone Mine that the two Yao Beasts became somewhat surprised!

"Master, was this underground once the lair of a Fifth-Order Wood Demon?" Old Wood's observation was clearly more meticulous.

"Indeed it was, and that Fifth-Order Wood Demon is now in my hands. These two bottles are also a reward for the two of you!" Lin Shiming spread his palm, and in each of the two pill bottles were two drops of Fifth-Order wood spirit essence!

This caused both Yao Beasts to instantly show wild joy.

"Thank you, Master!"

Old Wood immediately kowtowed to Lin Shiming, and this time, Thunder Child, who was beside him, did not fall behind as he had in the past, but kowtowed together with Old Wood.

This point made Lin Shiming even more satisfied. After putting away the two Yao Beasts, Lin Shiming once again waited underground.

After waiting for a full five days, several figures arrived late in the distance!

The leader was none other than Lin Shiming's second uncle, Lin Houshou.

Upon learning that Lin Shiming had discovered a new High-Grade Spirit Stone Mine, he had rushed over without delay!

The reason it took so long was not that Lin Houshou and the others had delayed, but that this trip was also not made via the Teleportation Array from Nine Dragon Island!

Teleporting out was a significant matter, as there were still ears and eyes from Nine Dragon Island and Rising Sun Island on Nine Dragon Island!

A small High-Grade Spirit Stone Mine, in terms of short-term gains, was no less valuable than the Lin Family controlling a large island!

And it was an island that required no investment and no taxes!

If it were exposed, Nine Dragon Island or the Yao Race would inevitably cause trouble.

Although Nine Dragon Island's pursuit of that golden dragon fruit tree had diminished, the Lin Family, for the sake of caution, didn't mind a few days of travel!

"Second Uncle!" Lin Shiming called out affectionately.

"Shiming, you've worked hard!" Lin Houshou's face was also flushed with excitement.

Having become a Purple Mansion Cultivator of the Lin Family, and having used the Lin Family's Purple Mansion Jade Liquid, he naturally wanted to contribute even greater strength to the Lin Family now!

"Seventh Brother!" Behind Lin Houshou came Lin Shiyun and two Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Ze Generation from the Lin Family. These individuals were all Cultivators within the Lin Family who had achieved some success in Formations!

Upon arriving at the Spirit Stone Mine, the first crucial tasks were naturally the Teleportation Array and the island-protecting Formation!

Lin Houshou had brought these individuals along to learn and understand.

"Second Uncle, this place might also need a submerged city, and the Formation required might need to be at least a High Grade Fourth-Order island-protecting Formation!"

"Don't worry, Shiming, we happen to have a Cloud Water Heavenly Palace Formation this time!" Lin Houshou nodded.

Lin Shiming then led Lin Houshou and the others to tour the High Grade Spiritual Vein.

The Lin Family had previously possessed a miniature High-Grade Spirit Stone Mine, and it was that very mine that supported the Lin Family's status as a Purple Mansion Family!

Now, the small-scale High-Grade Spirit Stone Mine was precisely the beginning of a Golden Core Family.

Lin Houshou carefully explored, even when surveying the Spirit Stone Mine, he was looking for the optimal location for the Formation's foundation.

Wang Jiao was still searching for Spirit Stones in the distance, and Lin Shiming casually tossed him into his Immortal Cave.

"Second Uncle, it's just that the mining of these Spirit Stones might require Foundation Establishment Cultivators!" Lin Shiming said with some concern.

Don't let this be the seabed, where the soil is very loose, but that's only a surface layer of silt.

Slightly deeper, it's as hard as cold iron!

Not to mention the considerable pressure at the bottom of the sea!

Ordinary Qi Refining Cultivators simply couldn't do it.

And although the Lin Family had many Foundation Establishment Cultivators, using them solely for mining would be a bit of overkill!

"Shiming, have you forgotten how the Lin Family mined Jintie Crystals (Gold-Iron Crystals) in the Eastern Region? Those Gold-Eating Rats, each one of them is well-fed and plump in the Lin Family, digging holes and wreaking havoc on Shuangmu Island all day long!" Lin Houshou said with a smile!

Upon hearing this, Lin Shiming also nodded cheerfully. He had been away from the position of Family Head for too long, causing him to forget many of the Spirit Beasts the Family possessed.

Now that the mining problem was also solved, Lin Shiming also felt relieved.

Over the next few days, Lin Shiyun set up the Teleportation Array!

And Lin Houshou began to set up the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace Formation!

The core of the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace Formation was also somewhat unique; the largest Formation core constructed was actually a palace, along with pillars of the Formation.

This reminded Lin Shiming of the remnants of a Golden Core Immortal Cave in the East Sea.

They were all somewhat similar, building a water-sealing palace underwater.

It was also that Immortal Cave that allowed him to uncover many secrets of the Tai Bai Sword Palace and obtain the Core Formation Pill!

Boom!

With a loud bang, in an instant, Spiritual Light streamed forth in bursts, and countless streams of water began to rise in reverse!

This scene, like a flowing waterfall in reverse, was spectacular to the extreme!

The Lin Family's several Foundation Establishment Cultivators watched in awe.

Even Lin Shiming couldn't help but be awestruck by the power of the Formation!

Soon, a huge Spiritual Light shield, fifty zhang high and extending for fifty li, appeared underground!

It encompassed the entire Spirit Stone Mine, with plenty of space left over.

"It seems I can still Cultivate here in the future!" Lin Shiming also said with a smile.

Below this Spirit Stone Mine, there was naturally a Fifth-Order Spiritual Vein!

However, the Lin Family could not move the Spiritual Vein, otherwise it would be equivalent to a one-time extraction of High-Grade Spirit Stones, which would cause a great waste of the Spirit Stone Mine!

"Then I must design a five-story palace for our Lin Family's Immortal Master; one can Cultivate a Dragon Palace here!" Lin Houshou, seeing Lin Shiming smile, also teased him after a long time.

"Second Uncle, that's too high-profile!" Lin Shiming also repeatedly cupped his hands in response to the teasing, but his heart was also filled with comfort.

Although Lin Houshou was teasing, it was truly possible to implement it.

Lin Shiming naturally wouldn't really build a Dragon Palace here!

Wouldn't that just give Nine Dragon Island the biggest excuse!

With Lin Houshou's Cloud Water Heavenly Palace Formation established, this place could be considered a treasure land for the Lin Family.

Half a day later, Lin Shiyun's Teleportation Array was also set up and operating smoothly. After leaving a Storage Pouch, Lin Shiming also teleported away again!

The Storage Pouch contained the Buddhist Magical Artifacts Lin Shiming had previously obtained: the Buddhist Diagram and the Buddhist Discipline Ruler, as well as the Hundred Buddhas Scroll!

These Magical Artifacts were at least High Grade Magical Artifacts, which Lin Houshou could not yet use.

And for Lin Shiming, keeping them himself was of no great use; it was better to give them in advance to the Lin Family's only Buddhist Cultivator!

After Lin Shiming left, the underwater Heavenly Palace also quickly began to operate. Countless Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Lin Family, accompanied by Third-Order Gold-Eating Rats and Mystic Spirit Turtles, entered the seabed and began to mine High-Grade Spirit Stones.

All work proceeded in an orderly fashion!

The various members of the Lin Family also successively achieved Breakthroughs on Shuangmu Island!

Lin Shiming's Dao lectures gradually spread their effects to the maximum!

In a few years, that would be when the Lin Family's Foundation Establishment Cultivators would also break through one by one, reaching a new wave of Breakthroughs!

On Thousand Wood Peak, Lin Shiming could vaguely see surges of vitality rising towards the sky every morning.

The foundation of the Lin Family's Golden Core Family was actually subtly present in the previous exhibition, and this time, with the Spiritual Vein and the overall Breakthrough of the Lin Family's Cultivators, it further solidified the foundation!

...

On an island where the spring breeze was gentle, a Fourth-Order spirit boat flew leisurely over the sea.

On the spirit boat, three or four young Cultivators stood on the deck.

The leader still sat at the very front of the boat.

The Cultivators behind him were safely positioned at the rear.

The spirit boat's defensive Formation was not activated, allowing the strong winds to whistle into the spirit boat.

They struck the faces and bodies of the Cultivators, making sharp, crackling sounds, and their robes flapped loudly!

The female Cultivator at the very back was clearly unaccustomed to it, but she was struggling to support herself with her Physical Body and her Wood Shield Art.

This group of people was naturally the Cultivators led by Lin Shiming!

The purpose of this trip was precisely the Xu Family's Legacy Immortal Cave.

The Xu Family, in the Chilan Sea Area, was located in a sea area close to the Yao Race.

This area also belonged to the Chilan Sect, and all Cultivators, large and small, who reached the Purple Mansion stage, were almost all registered with the Chilan Sect!

However, its looseness was not much different from the Coral Alliance.

Mainly, once there were many Golden Core Immortal Masters within the Sect, they would become individual Golden Core Immortal Masters, developing their own Golden Core Families!

The Sect, on the other hand, was more like a nominal entity.

It was used to resist the beast tide that occurred once every hundred years!

"Senior, ahead is the Chilan Sea Area, south of the Yunyue Archipelago. Further south is the Tai Gan Abyss! The Tai Gan Shark Clan lives here; their racial scale is no less than that of the Thunder Roc Clan, with seven or eight Golden Core Demon Kings. However, fortunately, the Tai Gan Shark Clan rarely leaves the Tai Gan Abyss except during beast tides, and rarely fights on islands. But even so, since the fall of the Xu Family, no Golden Core Family has established itself in the Yunyue Archipelago; instead, several Purple Mansion Families under the Chilan Sect manage this area..."

Upon reaching their destination, everyone saw large stretches of small archipelagos. Yu Jing also used a spiritual talisman to block the strong winds, walked to the front, and began to explain to Lin Shiming.

Yu Jing clearly understood the Yunyue Archipelago very thoroughly.

She slowly and softly explained the general situation of the Yunyue Archipelago, including the Tai Gan Abyss.

Although the Tai Gan Abyss was dangerous, its Spiritual Qi was also the best in the Yunyue Archipelago, harboring many Opportunities.

Therefore, there were many Cultivators exploring the archipelago, and the Xu Family Old Ancestor's Legacy Immortal Cave was also in the Tai Gan Abyss.

That's why it has been preserved for so long, and the Immortal Cave has not been fully explored!

After all, even ordinary Golden Core Cultivators had to be wary of the Tai Gan Shark Demon Kings deep within the Tai Gan Abyss.

They couldn't act recklessly!

"Senior Lin, according to what this concubine has heard, the reason the Xu Family's Old Ancestor remained in the Tai Gan Abyss and the Yunyue Archipelago was also because the fur of the Tai Gan Shark is the best material for making talismans in this world. Even when refining talisman treasures, it can increase the power of the talisman treasure by an additional twenty percent..."

"Especially the Xu Family's extremely powerful Fifth-Order Tai Gan Sword Talisman, which can be called the Peak strike of a Golden Core Sword Cultivator, was made using the Tai Gan Shark!" Yu Jing finished speaking, then pondered what was wrong with her statement and quickly corrected herself.

"However, Senior Lin, if it can be avoided this time, please try your best to avoid being discovered by the Tai Gan Shark Clan!"