503: Spirit Sword Choice, Goodbye Heavenly Sword (two-in-one, please give me a monthly ticket and subscribe)

Taiyi Sword Grass, pointing at that group of Spirit Communication Swords, still spoke calmly.

That group of Spirit Communication Swords hesitated at this moment.

This time, it was different from last time, and even more different from before.

The Dark Spirit Race's Domain had already covered Ten Thousand Swords Mountain, and as time went on, there would be more sword puppets.

They faced the risk of being corroded.

Although they valued the quality of a Sword Cultivator more, at this moment, if they truly had to choose, they would probably all choose to follow Lin Shiming.

However, there was only one spot, which was the rule of Ten Thousand Swords Mountain. Since they originated from Ten Thousand Swords Mountain, they naturally couldn't violate the rules.

Lin Shiming was silent at this moment. Although he had been looking forward to this for a long time, now that the moment had arrived, he also felt a little hesitant!

He first carefully put away the Jade Slip that recorded the sword strike of the Taiyi Sword Grass, and even sealed it with a spirit talisman to prevent the Sword Intent from dissipating.

Only then did he begin to ask the Taiyi Sword Grass:

"Senior Grass, if I have other clansmen, can it be like last time?" Lin Shiming asked shamelessly at this moment.

He was naturally unwilling to only take one sword with one person, and last time, he and Lin Xianzhi each took one.

Strictly speaking, he took the Taiyi Sword Grass, while Lin Xianzhi took the Yan Yang Sword.

As for being looked down upon at this moment, he didn't care anymore. Everyone already thought he wasn't a true Sword Cultivator and lacked the demeanor of a Sword Cultivator.

Then he simply wasn't a qualified Sword Cultivator.

"Yes, five or fewer!" Taiyi Sword Grass said lightly and then disappeared from the spot.

Lin Shiming was overjoyed to hear this, though he also felt a bit of regret that the Taiyi Sword Grass still set a limit.

In his great joy, Lin Shiming brought out Lin Houshou, Lin Shiyan, Lin Shijin, Lin Shixing, and Lin Shizhu, allowing these Spirit Communication Swords to select from them.

As for Old Wood and Lin Shicha, he didn't release them. Everyone here was at the Purple Mansion stage, and Old Wood was only at Foundation Establishment, which was still a bit weak. Moreover, the Spirit Communication Swords Lin Shiming came to attract were all Fifth Rank.

At this moment, he didn't think much of Fourth Rank Spirit Communication Swords.

As Lin Shiming and the five others stood there, the group of Spirit Communication Swords surged.

Soon, the Autumn Blood Sword took the lead and landed behind Lin Shiming.

"Old man Autumn Blood wants to see the outside world. I'll trouble you, young friend!" The Autumn Blood Sword's body was only half complete, without a tip, and it was blood-red all over.

However, its sword might was extremely strong. Lin Shiming only felt an overwhelming sharpness when he looked directly at it.

"Naturally, I am willing!" Lin Shiming quickly nodded with joy. This sword might was even stronger than the Yan Yang Sword. This was a true helper, and even if they reached the South Sea, it could determine the outcome of a war.

Of course, before that, Lin Shiming needed to help these spirit swords transform into true spirit Cultivators.

With the Autumn Blood Sword's appearance, the other Spirit Communication Swords showed no surprise. After all, the Autumn Blood Sword was definitely among the strongest. As for the remaining ones, although some were even stronger than the Autumn Blood Sword, those almost all had deep connections with the Taiyi Sword Grass and could not leave with Lin Shiming.

As the Autumn Blood Sword emerged, the other Spirit Communication Swords also began to move.

Among them, the Ying Feng Sword came in second. This Ying Feng Sword was extremely slender, elegant, and timeless, clearly a wind-attributed Flying Sword Magic Treasure.

It was the first to land behind Lin Shixing.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, I also want to see the outside world, as long as you don't let me fare worse than Yan Yang!" the Ying Feng Sword also said.

As soon as these words came out, the other Spirit Communication Swords also paid close attention!

Although it was seemingly a casual remark, it was actually a probe to find out if the Yan Yang Sword had fallen, and also a test for their own future.

"Senior Ying Feng, rest assured. Senior Yan Yang is currently enshrined in our Lin family's Sword Pavilion. Senior Ying Feng's treatment in the Lin family will also be excellent. However, Senior Ying Feng still needs to work hard, as Senior Yan Yang may not be far from Nascent Soul!" Lin Shiming said.

These words were subtle yet convinced all the Spirit Communication Swords.

And with these words, the other Spirit Communication Swords no longer hesitated.

One after another, the three swords, Thunder Roar, Flying Bind, and Bright Wheel, emerged.

The spiritual power intensity of these three swords was almost the same as that of the Ying Feng Sword, clearly all at the same level as the Yan Yang Sword.

This made Lin Shiming extremely happy.

Among these three, one was a thunder-attributed Flying Sword, one was a water-attributed Flying Sword, and the last, Bright Wheel, was a metal-attributed Spirit Communication Flying Sword.

With five swords in hand, the aura of teleportation reappeared in the air.

Clearly, they were about to be teleported out.

This was the rule of Ten Thousand Swords Mountain, even if it had been heavily corroded.

It was still a matter of taking a sword and leaving.

"Senior Grass, may I ask how one can enter Tai Bai Palace?" Lin Shiming asked again before leaving.

The next moment, a treasure map reappeared in his hand. He was no stranger to this treasure map; last time, he also used this treasure map to enter Tai Bai Palace.

He had even hidden inside it beforehand, almost being discovered by the Clone of Immortal Master Divine Machine and the Clone of Real Person Tianmo.

Before Lin Shiming could examine it closely, he reappeared in the black mist.

At this moment, Ten Thousand Swords Mountain had once again disappeared from his sight. Lin Shiming then put the other Spirit Communication Swords and Lin Houshou and others into his cave abode.

In the black mist, these Spirit Communication Swords would also be corroded, otherwise, they wouldn't all stay in the Taiyi Sword Grass's inner chamber.

Lin Shiming, however, had no intention of leaving. Instead, he continued to stay in the mist. He first waited for the System prompt to refresh, then began to hunt.

That's right, the dark sword puppets he killed could also be used as Spirit Communication Swords to condense sword cores. He only had one now, which would be used when Lin Shijie Breakthrough, and Lin Xianzhi could also use it when he Breakthrough.

Naturally, it was not enough!

And his promise to Ye Buhui for ten days was precisely his plan to hunt here for ten days.

Ten days was neither a long nor a short time.

Of course, his confidence also came from his System prompts and his current considerable strength. Even if there were powerful dark sword puppets, at critical moments, he could ask for help from the five Spirit Communication Swords.

When the second day arrived, the System prompt refreshed, and Lin Shiming seemed to have once again transformed into an ignorant Cultivator who had stumbled in, wandering aimlessly in the black mist, as if searching for Ten Thousand Swords Mountain.

One after another, sword puppets appeared, but what made Lin Shiming somewhat dumbfounded was that these sword puppets all liked to impersonate the Taiyi Sword Grass, but their power was too far inferior.

Relying on the Scripture Pavilion, Star Bead, and Sword Origin, he was invincible.

He successively killed three dark sword puppets.

There was no need for the Spirit Communication Swords in his cave abode to act.

Five days passed, and the number of Spirit Communication Swords available for Breakthrough in Lin Shiming's hands reached four.

Furthermore, due to the Soul Fusion Secret Canon, his Divine Sense had also grown considerably.

On the sixth day, Lin Shiming was still wandering as usual. At this moment, the System prompt had already refreshed.

However, at this very moment, a System prompt sounded:

【Please note that three dark sword puppets have arrived, including one Sixth Rank dark sword puppet!】

Upon receiving the prompt, Lin Shiming immediately pushed his Sword Origin to the extreme and rushed out of the black mist.

His speed was extremely fast, and he continuously used the Leaping Void Disc, his body flickering within the black mist.

Having Breakthrough to the Golden Core Body Cultivator stage, he could now leap dozens of times consecutively. The limit on the leaping distance was no longer Lin Shiming's body, but the Leaping Void Disc itself, which couldn't support it.

After all, it was only a Fourth Rank Magic Treasure.

Lin Shiming's continuous jumps were also noticed behind him, and they quickly gave chase.

The terrifying black mist also began to drift, and under the control of the Sixth Rank sword puppet, it pressed towards Lin Shiming.

This caused Lin Shiming's expression to change drastically.

He quickly took out the blood demon disc and released demonic chains and three demonic soldiers behind him.

The second layer of the Treasure Unlocking Art could already unleash four demonic soldiers. After holding them off for a moment, Lin Shiming finally escaped the black mist. Seeing the mountains and rivers outside, he let out a huge sigh of relief.

In his heart, he grew even more wary of the Dark Spirit Race.

Of course, there was also a hint of regret.

Lin Shiming took out four Spirit Communication Swords, observed them for a moment, and then put them away again. After finding a random mountain peak, he began to wait.

His Divine Sense spread around the black mist. For the remaining four days, he wanted to see how fast the black mist spread.

However, as he watched, Lin Shiming suddenly thought of the Tai Gan Abyss.

The Tai Gan Abyss had a white mist. He hadn't thought of it before, but now, that white mist and this black mist were clearly similar things, both a type of Domain.

At this moment, Lin Shiming was startled by his own thought.

If the Tai Gan Abyss also contained creatures similar to the Dark Spirit Race, lurking in the South Sea for certain purposes, then when the Tai Gan Abyss erupted, would the Chilan Sect be able to withstand it?

Lin Shiming dared not continue thinking, but from the behavior of the Tai Gan Shark, it was highly probable that the Tai Gan Shark Clan was also a major clan from the Spirit Realm, a branch in the Lower Realm.

No one had thoroughly investigated the Tai Gan Abyss, which indicated that there was great terror within the Tai Gan Abyss!

The only good news was that the Tai Gan Shark Clan did not seem to be on the verge of erupting yet.

Lin Shiming secretly warned himself.

At the same time, he continued to observe the black mist. Fortunately, under his observation, the spread of the black mist was extremely slow over the four days.

This was the best news among so many pieces of information.

At least, this Small World would not be corroded within the next few hundred years.

On the tenth day, Lin Shiming opened his eyes. The sun in the Small World also rose like in the outside world.

Dazzling purple Qi slowly shone from the east.

Amidst the purple light, several streaks of light came from afar and quickly landed in front of Lin Shiming.

The Cultivator leading them wore a loose Tianjian Peak Daoist robe, with a huge spirit sword carved upon it.

Lin Shiming was not unfamiliar with this. The Qingxuan Sect's Tianjian Peak attire also had small swords carved on it.

One small sword represented an Outer Sect Disciple of Tianjian Peak, two small swords represented an inner Disciple, and countless small swords represented an Elder.

And a single large sword represented the identity of Tianjian Peak's Old Ancestor.

Only two people on Tianjian Peak could wear such robes.

The man before him, with defined eyebrows and bright eyes, was clearly the Clone of Immortal Master Tianjian.

Ye Buhui, who had previously conversed with Lin Shiming, stood behind him, performing the Disciple's Rei.

"Senior Tianjian, long time no see!" Lin Shiming spoke first.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, there's no need for such formalities. Now, you and I are Fellow Daoists, so addressing each other as such is fine. Of course, if you don't mind the Qingxuan Sect's past actions, you can also call me Senior Brother Tianjian!" The Clone of Immortal Master Tianjian shook his head, his gaze fixed on Lin Shiming's eyes.

He wanted to know Lin Shiming's attitude.

However, he was destined to be disappointed!

Lin Shiming didn't want to talk about feelings; he only wanted to talk about benefits.

His willingness to cooperate with the Qingxuan Sect was due to his lingering gratitude for Immortal Master Tianjian's help back then.

But that was all.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, the Heavenly Demon Sect's Luck has recently plummeted. Our Qingxuan Sect also has three Golden Core Cultivators and wishes to test the Heavenly Demon Sect's depth. What is your opinion, Fellow Daoist Lin?"

"The Lin family needs the refining method for war treasure ships. If available, the Lin family will be demon-exterminators. If not, the Lin family will be South Sea Cultivators!"

Lin Shiming was not at all polite, and his words were extremely blunt.

He had no great interest in Small Worlds and Secret Realms.

After all, the Lin family now had three or four Mysterious Grade Secret Realms, and he could come to the Small World anytime. The treasures that the Qingxuan Sect couldn't obtain, he could take at any time.

The only thing he valued was the refining method for war treasure ships.

"Only Fourth Rank can be provided!" Immortal Master Tianjian said.

Lin Shiming shook his head.

"Will Fellow Daoist Yan Yang Sword make a move?" Immortal Master Tianjian asked again.

This time, Lin Shiming nodded.

"Then the Qingxuan Sect can provide the refining method for a Medium Grade Fifth Rank war treasure ship, and can even gift a top-grade Fourth Rank war treasure ship!"

"With such a top-grade war treasure ship, your Lin family's future, whether occupying the Heavenly Demon Sect's Chu Country or establishing yourselves in the South Sea, will be much more convenient!"

"But the Qingxuan Sect also has one condition: Senior Brother Divine Machine, who was involved in the Named Disciple matter that day, has already passed away. Now, the Qingxuan Sect no longer has Shenji Peak. Can the past grievances between the Lin family and the Qingxuan Sect be wiped clean?" Immortal Master Tianjian said.

His tone was quite helpless.

Compared to joining forces to destroy the Heavenly Demon Sect, he and Immortal Master Xuanjian were more worried about the Lin family.

This time, while it was called an alliance, wiping away the grievances was more important to the Qingxuan Sect.

Lin Shiming was too terrifying, far more terrifying than Immortal Master Divine Machine.

And Immortal Master Divine Machine had controlled the Qingxuan Sect, and even half of Zhao Country's discourse power, for a full six hundred years!

The future Lin Shiming was even more formidable!

"Yes!" Lin Shiming nodded. His ill will towards the Qingxuan Sect stemmed from Immortal Master Divine Machine. That kind of behavior, controlling everything about him and doing whatever it took to Breakthrough, made him extremely displeased, even hateful.

The Qingxuan Sect no longer having Shenji Peak also signified the complete decline of the Divine Machine lineage.

Conversely, he had an inexplicable feeling towards Tianjian Peak, neither light nor clear.

This feeling came from both himself and Lin Xianzhi.

Wiping the slate clean also meant that the Lin family no longer owed the Qingxuan Sect anything, nor did they owe Immortal Master Tianjian anything.

Of course, if the Qingxuan Sect were to show hostility towards the Lin family again in the future, Lin Shiming would not mind correcting the Qingxuan Sect again.

He had this confidence now, and in the future, he would have the strength!

Seeing this, the Clone of Immortal Master Tianjian took out a Storage Pouch, but instead of throwing it, he showed it to Lin Shiming for inspection.

He knew Lin Shiming's Divine Sense could see clearly.

He was also waiting for Lin Shiming to make an oath.

However, Lin Shiming did not make an oath and simply kept watching.

He was already at Early Stage Golden Core; why would he need to make an oath?

His words, naturally, could not be broken.

"It was my overthinking, Fellow Daoist Lin. With your righteousness, you would naturally not go back on your word!" Immortal Master Tianjian directly threw the Storage Pouch towards Lin Shiming, a helpless expression on his face.

Lin Shiming took the Storage Pouch.

"When do we act?" Lin Shiming asked.