555: Fourth level top spiritual talisman master, Ten Thousand Beasts Tower Completer

In front of Thousand Wood Peak, Lin Shitao wore a pink peach blossom dress, her face full of smiles.

After more than a decade of secluded cultivation, she had finally reached the Purple Mansion Late Stage.

Soon, she could begin refining her true essence, preparing to Breakthrough to the Golden Core.

Upon reaching the Golden Core, she would enjoy a lifespan of a thousand years, allowing her to spend more time with Lin Shiming.

“Shitao, congratulations!” Because of Lin Shiming, only Lin Shiming and Lin Zeying were there to congratulate her.

For everyone else, this time should be left for the couple.

“Congratulations, Mother!” Lin Zeying also spoke.

Lin Zeying had now reached the third level of Qi Refinement, yet he was only just over eleven years old.

He was over four feet tall, and his appearance was even more handsome than Lin Shiming’s in his youth, as Lin Shiming back then did not have the superior Family background Lin Zeying enjoyed now.

Cultivation resources were also incomparable to what they were then.

“Seventh Brother, Ze Ying!” Lin Shitao’s face was full of smiles; for her, this was the life she wanted.

“Ze Ying, come here. Have you had any problems recently?” Lin Shitao eagerly scrutinized Lin Zeying.

Due to her Cultivation, she had entered seclusion when Lin Zeying was just over a year old. Now, looking at him, her face was filled with doting affection.

“Mother, no problems. I am now studying in the Hall of Teachings and even won first place in the Qi Refinement Early Stage at the Clan Competition!” Lin Zeying said confidently.

He now had too many Dao paths to inquire about, with guidance from Lin Shiming, Lin Houyuan, and a host of Clan Elders.

Lin Zeying showed no arrogance, though a hint of pride was undeniable.

Lin Shiming didn’t mind this; a bit of youthful exuberance might make him more proactive, as long as it didn’t cross a certain line.

“You have a Heavenly Spiritual Root and a Spirit Physique. Remember to compete more with Changxing!” Although he felt it was fine, Lin Shiming still admonished Lin Zeying verbally.

Currently, only Lin Zeying and Lin Changxing in the Lin Family possessed a Heavenly Spiritual Root.

Lin Changxing was now in his early twenties, not yet thirty, and had already reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, significantly stronger than Lin Shiming was at that age.

Not to mention Lin Changxing, even Lin Zehong, with her Dual Spiritual Root, had reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage in her early thirties.

“Yes, Father!” Lin Zeying lowered his head; he naturally held Lin Shiming in awe.

“Ze Ying, remember to listen to your father more. In this Eastern Yu Realm, few can compare to your father!” Lin Shitao also said proudly.

Although she doted on Lin Zeying, she understood that sometimes better guidance was needed.

Otherwise, even if his father was a Golden Core True Person or even a Nascent Soul True Lord, he might suffer greatly or even perish.

“Mother, I’ve already started learning alchemy. Let me cook you a Spirit Cuisine!” Lin Zeying suddenly offered.

Lin Shiming felt somewhat relieved at this.

For a moment, the Family was filled with joy.

All the worries of Cultivation dissipated; this moment, for Lin Shiming, was exceptionally warm.

It was also a peace he hadn’t experienced in a long time.

A day passed, and on the second day, Lin Shiming arrived at the Spirit Talisman Pavilion.

The current Pavilion Master of the Spirit Talisman Pavilion was Lin Shijin, who had also reached the Purple Mansion. He and Yu Jing now managed the Spirit Talisman Pavilion together.

“Seventh Brother!” The two had just finished refining talismans and were sharing their experiences.

Seeing Lin Shiming, they quickly greeted him.

Yu Jing still appeared calm, but Lin Shijin beside her spoke: “Seventh Brother, our Lin Family now has four fourth-grade top-tier Talisman Masters! Yu Jing refined a fourth-grade top-tier Array-Breaking Talisman, capable of breaking even a fourth-grade top-tier Formation with a single talisman!” Lin Shijin said with considerable pride.

Lin Shiming was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, but then he realized that Yu Jing had, at some point, reached the Mid Purple Mansion Realm.

And with her skill in talisman refinement, it was indeed possible.

Lin Shiming took the talisman, examined it, and then expressed his admiration.

“Seventh Brother, it’s merely thanks to the Spirit Talisman Pavilion and the help of the Detailed Explanation of Array Instruments!” Yu Jing humbly replied.

“No need to be modest. You are now a part of the Lin Family, so you naturally deserve a reward. From now on, your Purple Mansion stipend will be doubled!” Lin Shiming declared.

Upon hearing this, Yu Jing was overjoyed.

Although she didn’t need many resources, they had to raise Lin Zehong!

Lin Zehong was now their precious darling, and it was due to their indulgence that Lin Zehong was somewhat unruly and disrespectful.

Of course, Lin Zehong’s nature was not bad, and she was intelligent.

She simply needed time to be polished before becoming a flawless jade.

“By the way, how is the Gathering Immortal Talisman recovering?” Lin Shiming asked.

“Due to the fifth-grade Spiritual Vein, it should be fully charged and its Spirit Light restored within ten years!” Yu Jing replied.

The Gathering Immortal Talisman could restore its power using the Lingfu Dongtian (Spirit Talisman Grotto-heaven), and its material was indeed refined from the skin of a Tai Gan Shark.

Lin Shijie, Lin Xianzhi, and Lin Shitao were all close to Breakthrough to the Golden Core.

For Lin Shiming, if they could have one more Gathering Immortal Talisman, it would be more secure for them.

And ten years, neither too long nor too short, was an acceptable timeframe.

“Thank you, Seventh Brother, for taking care of Zehong these past few days!” Yu Jing bowed again.

Lin Shiming inspected the talismans and then left the Spirit Talisman Pavilion.

After leaving the Spirit Talisman Pavilion, Lin Shiming entered the Immortal Cave.

This time, he waved his hand again, revealing two small, three-foot-long trees from his Storage Pouch.

These small trees emanated precious light, and above them, a radiant glow quickly spread.

Both of these small trees were Minor Divine Power Fruit trees. One was acquired by Lin Shiming at a trade fair organized by Real Person Hongye, in exchange for five-thousand-year-old wood-attribute Spirit Medicine.

The other was obtained from a Blood Cultivation Sect Cultivator in exchange for the Heavenly Demon Banner.

Judging by the aura emanating from these two Minor Divine Power Fruit trees, one was a water-attribute Minor Divine Power Fruit, and the other was a fire-attribute Minor Divine Power Fruit.

The water-attribute Minor Divine Power Fruit, needless to say, was certainly prepared for Lin Xianzhi.

As for the fire-attribute Minor Divine Power Fruit, Lin Shiming also planned to save it for Lin Shitao.

Regarding Lin Shijie, although he also wished to help him, as he was his eldest brother...

But not only was Lin Shijie already close to Breakthrough, these Minor Divine Power Fruits would not mature in a short time.

Secondly, the first ningjin fruit would definitely be used on Lin Shijie.

That Minor Divine Power Fruit also had to be given to Lin Shitao.

Both Minor Divine Power Fruits consumed a considerable amount of Lin Shiming’s true essence to plant, and they all became rich with Spirit Light.

He summoned Old Wood, wanting to see if Old Wood was interested in these two Minor Divine Power Fruit trees.

But soon, he discovered that Old Wood’s obsession with the nascent soul fruit was very strong, and he had no interest in any other Spirit Fruit trees.

Lin Shiming naturally didn’t disturb him, but instead brought over a lot of fifth-grade spirit soil and fifth-grade spirit water to Cultivate the Minor Divine Power Fruit trees.

The Lin Family now had both a fifth-grade water-attribute Spiritual Vein and a fifth-grade fire-attribute pure Spiritual Vein, which could also produce fifth-grade spirit soil and fifth-grade spirit water.

Naturally, there was no need to worry about this spirit soil and spirit water.

This spirit soil was migrated by Lin Shiming from Chijiao Island using the Taicang Spirit Seeking Disk, and the water-attribute pure Spiritual Vein was gifted by Real Person Hongye.

Lin Shiming couldn’t help but look at the bottom of the Spirit Lake. At this moment, it was still a vast underwater starry sky, with dazzling starlight. The Star Spirit Shell seemed to have evolved into a true star map.

After a glance, Lin Shiming was filled with anticipation.

With this Opportunity of the Star Spirit Shell, it might be able to stabilize at the fifth-grade, and then Lin Shiming’s Body Cultivator Cultivation could Breakthrough again.

Thinking of this, Lin Shiming was quite excited.

Because of Cultivating the Starlight Body Tempering Art, even a Jiaolong of the same rank, if it hadn’t undergone tribulation, couldn’t contend with his Physical Body.

His Physical Body contained countless star Immortal Caves.

Lin Shiming even wondered if, once the Immortal Caves were Cultivated to their peak, they could evolve into a star world.

At that time, what kind of existence would he be?

After thinking for a moment, Lin Shiming shook his head.

That was still far away from him. What he needed to do now was to improve his strength as much as possible, so that he could have the power to resist before the arrival of the Dark Spirit Race in the future.

Lin Shiming left the Immortal Cave, only to find that his transmission Jade Slip had rung. He then flew out of Thousand Wood Peak and headed towards Clear Lotus Peak.

Real Person Jiuxiao’s Immortal Cave was also on Clear Lotus Peak.

Lin Shiming walked into Real Person Jiuxiao’s Immortal Cave and naturally took out two exquisite porcelain cups.

He then took out the jade ambrosia dew, a fifth-grade spirit wine, and poured a cup for Real Person Jiuxiao and one for himself.

Real Person Jiuxiao was not polite. He picked up the wine cup, gestured to Lin Shiming, and then drank it down.

After drinking, his face was full of comfort: “This jade ambrosia dew is truly inexhaustible. The combination of its Spiritual Qi and alcoholic kick is like drinking an immortal wine not of this world!” Real Person Jiuxiao was full of emotion, and at this moment, he was exceptionally unrestrained.

Lin Shiming chuckled slightly. He hadn’t seen Real Person Jiuxiao like this in a long time.

It seemed that Real Person Jiuxiao was uninhibited at this moment.

“Elder Jiuxiao, it seems the lotus scenery on Sun Mountain is quite good!” Lin Shiming chuckled.

“Naturally, drinking and enjoying the scenery are indispensable, and watching the sea is also quite spectacular!” Real Person Jiuxiao was exceptionally cheerful today. Lin Shiming spoke of the scenery, and he replied about the scenery. Both of them were quite relaxed.

After a long while, seeing that Lin Shiming still hadn’t spoken, Real Person Jiuxiao felt a bit bored.

Then he patted his Storage Pouch, but didn’t open it immediately. Instead, he took it off and handed it to Lin Shiming, signaling Lin Shiming to open it himself.

Lin Shiming opened the Storage Pouch, only to see one item inside.

A nine-story small tower.

This exquisite small tower was entirely black, and each layer was carved with more than ten tiny beast-shaped spirit shadows.

At the top of the tower, there was an exotic beast crouching.

“Thank you for your hard work, Elder Jiuxiao!” Lin Shiming’s face was filled with joy. This tower was the Ten Thousand Beast Tower from his Book of Hidden Paths.

“This tower currently contains only a hundred beast souls, including one fifth-grade beast soul, six fourth-grade beast souls, and ninety-three third-grade beast souls!” Real Person Jiuxiao introduced.

The power of the Ten Thousand Beast Tower was related to the beast shadows inside.

The more beast shadows, the stronger its power. Moreover, this Ten Thousand Beast Tower could hold a maximum of nine fifth-grade beast souls, three hundred fourth-grade beast souls, five thousand third-grade beast souls, and an unlimited number of second-grade beast souls.

If all were collected, it could rival a fifth-grade top-tier Magic Treasure!

The only pity was that the beast tide was still nearly a hundred years away; otherwise, Lin Shiming could collect them all in one beast tide.

Now, if he were to truly infiltrate the Jiaolong Clan, Lin Shiming didn’t have much confidence.

Even with the Autumn Blood Sword, since the Human Race had produced a Nascent Soul, the probability of the Yao Race producing a Nascent Soul was naturally not small.

Moreover, the Nascent Souls of the Jiaolong Clan would definitely Awaken their innate Divine Ability, making them much stronger than True Lord Xueshan and other True Lords who didn’t understand the Domain.

“Come, Elder Jiuxiao, let us celebrate!” Lin Shiming chuckled, raised his wine cup, and clinked it with Real Person Jiuxiao, drinking heartily.

With the Ten Thousand Beast Tower, Lin Shiming’s Magic Treasures were now complete.

In terms of offense, he now had the Dual Dragon Swords and Five Dragon Rings, Extreme Blood Needle, Profound Ice Pearl, and Void Bottle.

For trapping opponents, he had the Heaven Trapping Bowl and Azure Fish Mirror.

For stealth, he had the Eternal Night Umbrella.

And for escape, he had the Leaping Void Disc.

Although the Leaping Void Disc was not fifth-grade, for Lin Shiming, as long as it was sturdy and could support multiple leaps, it was fine.

They finished drinking as the sun set, and waves surged in the east.

It started raining, a rare drizzle on Shuangmu Island.

“The heavens are not cooperating; we’ll have to drink again next time!” Lin Shiming couldn’t help but feel a little regretful. He took the Ten Thousand Beast Tower and went back to begin refining it.

He also left behind a few fire-attribute pure Spirit Medicine, all starting from three thousand years old, perfectly suitable for Real Person Jiuxiao’s Cultivation.

The latter was extremely satisfied.

Besides the Spirit Medicine, Lin Shiming also left behind a whole pot of jade ambrosia dew.

Lin Shiming returned to Thousand Wood Peak and immediately began refining. This refinement took him a full five days.

But the result was also gratifying; he had completely mastered the Ten Thousand Beast Tower. In addition to the Ten Thousand Beast Tower, he now also had the Taicang Spirit Seeking Disk.

Seeing this, Lin Shiming took out a Jade Slip and observed it again.

This Jade Slip was acquired by Lin Shiming at a street stall on Coral Island.

It contained information about a fifth-grade praying mantis and the Spirit Medicine it guarded, the Soul Splitting Fruit.

This Spirit Fruit was not yet mature, so Lin Shiming was not in a great hurry.

He wasn’t worried that the Mantis Yao King would immediately devour the immature Soul Splitting Fruit.

After all, in terms of judging Spirit Fruits, Yao Beasts were often more accurate than Human Race Cultivators.

On this day, Lin Shiming also left the market. He disappeared alone above the Formation… On Lanling Island, there were far fewer Cultivators here. Due to the arrival and control of Coral Island, many Cultivators preferred to become Loose Cultivators rather than admit they had previously followed Lanling True Person.

And the Loose Cultivators and those affiliated Families also gradually decreased, all having found other paths early on.

Now, Lanling Island not only had few who were sharp and ambitious, but even those with strong talent were reduced to just a few.

Lin Shiming also met the True Person in charge of Coral Island. The latter’s expression was somewhat displeased when he saw Lin Shiming, as their data and treasures had not yet been fully collected.

And there was still a Secret Realm to be collected.

But since Lin Shiming had arrived, they could only leave.

After all, the Lin Family was now a royal island force on Coral Island.

If Lin Shiming were to truly investigate, it would be these mediocre True Persons who would suffer.

As for the treasures in the Secret Realm, they were secondary.

After all, they wouldn’t have gotten much anyway.

“Fellow Daoist Lin, since you have already taken over this time, I will return to Coral Island to report. Also…”

Lin Shiming wanted to explain, but the other party didn’t give him a chance to explain and directly bid farewell.

Lin Shiming was a little speechless. He then placed the Red-haired Demon Monkey on Lanling Island.

The Coral Sea Area was quite peaceful now, and Golden Core True Persons were not common. With the Red-haired Demon Monkey’s strength, suppressing an island was more than enough.

So, after Lin Shiming had the Red-haired Demon Monkey stand guard, he entered the great sea!