649: situation

Outside the Lightning Lure Array, Lin Shilei seemed to know all the secrets and was exceptionally excited.

"Not bad, Shilei!" Lin Shiming took the two jade talismans, glanced at them, and nodded in praise.

He had actually known this secret for a long time, which was why he had been delaying entering the Cloud Realm Secret Realm.

After all, the greatest treasure within the Cloud Realm was that Innate Spirit Treasure.

If he had gone earlier, he might not have obtained the Innate Spirit Treasure and would have been targeted by various True Lords.

After all, at the level of an Innate Spirit Treasure, it was no longer a negotiation between forces, but a life-and-death struggle, where everyone would stop at nothing.

It was even highly possible that the Lin Family would be slaughtered.

At that time, there would be no distinction between evil Cultivators and righteous Cultivators.

"This True Lightning Canon is also excellent. From now on, Shilei, you will have to bear more responsibility for the Lin Family!" Lin Shiming looked at the Cultivation Technique and chuckled playfully.

In his opinion, the current atmosphere of the Lin Family was excellent. Even Lin Yansheng and Lin Zelin, who had interfered with Lin Zeying, had been dealt with by the Lin Family immediately.

Lin Yanqing serving as the Family Head, in Lin Shiming's view, currently had no flaws.

"Seventh Brother, here is your thunder god pearl!" Lin Shilei was now beaming. Although he knew with some regret that he couldn't keep the thunder god pearl, for him, resolving his worries about Cultivation Techniques and being able to Cultivate and train in the Heavenly Thunder Secret Realm here was a great boon.

His future Cultivation would definitely not be inferior to Lin Shijie's. Perhaps, in a few years, he would even surpass Lin Shijie.

He was extremely confident in this point.

"Keep the thunder god pearl. If I am Undergoing Tribulation, you can lend it to me for a while!" Lin Shiming shook his head, refusing the thunder god pearl.

Although the thunder god pearl was good, honestly, it was better for Lin Shilei.

After all, he was a lightning Cultivator and could unleash its maximum power.

While Lin Shiming could also use it, a complete Spirit Treasure could only unleash three to four tenths of its power when used by a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Otherwise, only one to two tenths of its power could be used.

For Lin Shiming, it was not a very good choice.

However, Lin Shilei could use the thunder god pearl to Cultivate.

The reason why Acquired Spirit Treasures are Acquired Spirit Treasures is that they can even be said to be a natural sixth-grade Spiritual Vein.

Its ability to gather lightning-attributed spiritual energy was also extremely powerful.

Of course, incomplete Spirit Treasures did not have this characteristic.

"This Spirit Treasure only requires the Treasure Unlocking Art to use. The jade talisman contains the Treasure Unlocking Art, which I have already recorded," Lin Shiming added, seeing that Lin Shilei still wanted to speak.

He knew what Lin Shilei meant: he was worried that the Spirit Treasure hadn't been nurtured, its power would be weak, and it wouldn't help with Undergoing Tribulation.

But in fact, Spirit Treasures rely on the Treasure Unlocking Art.

Like ancient treasures, they can exert their power without needing to be nurtured.

Lin Shiming indeed only needed to borrow it for a while.

If he truly had such luck, it would be better to repair the Book of Hidden Paths, which was Lin Shiming's most complete incomplete Spirit Treasure.

And it was also the most likely to be repaired.

The most difficult, of course, was the Heaven Gate. It would be fine if he could find a way to exchange for the Earth Gate and Human Gate from True Lord Xueshan.

"Then thank you, Seventh Brother!" Lin Shilei also nodded solemnly. He naturally regarded Lin Shiming as his elder brother.

"Let's go, back to Shuangmu Island. But in the future, you can come here more often!" Lin Shiming said, stepping out of the Secret Realm.

The sky outside was already covered in dust, seemingly mirroring the inside of the Heavenly Thunder Secret Realm.

Clearly, the sea was about to welcome a sudden downpour.

"It's the rainy season again!" Lin Shilei sighed with some emotion, and also some worry.

When the tides surged during the rainy season, it was also when the Yao Beasts caused trouble.

Among them, the Sea Demon Royal Court was the most prominent.

"There will also be more Spirit Fish, so it might even be a good thing," Lin Shiming offered a different perspective.

Of course, at his level, anyone in the Lin Family could be pessimistic, but he could not.

The two entered the Teleportation Array and were transported to Tianxi Archipelago. Lin Shiming did not leave immediately. Instead, he went to the Lin Family Restaurant, changed his identity, found a window seat, and began to drink tea and observe.

Lin Shilei was initially puzzled, but connecting it to Lin Shiming's earlier mention of the Lightning Tribulation, he was overjoyed.

"Seventh Brother, you... are you close?" Lin Shilei asked tentatively.

Lin Shiming did not answer, only nodded.

He was indeed close, and the opportunity only lacked Lin Shitao's final Inference Aura and the nascent soul fruit tree's yield.

Of course, for him, asking about the Mortal World and searching his Family Dao Heart were also very important.

The Nascent Soul Lightning Tribulation would only be more terrifying than the Golden Core Lightning Tribulation. His easy passage through the Golden Core Lightning Tribulation did not mean he could easily pass the Nascent Soul Lightning Tribulation.

Although the Lin Family had grown considerably now, and his Family Dao Heart was stable, the most crucial self-examination was not that easy to pass.

Since he chose the Family, he naturally had to ensure the Family's fairness, such as the selection of the Family Head, whether there was resentment; the promulgation of Family policies, whether there was exploitation; or whether there were loopholes in competitions.

These all concerned his Dao Heart.

Therefore, in his leisure time, he liked to sit by the window and watch the Cultivators coming and going, traversing the alleys and streets.

What he heard was hearty laughter, and what he saw was the flourishing era of the Lin Family—that was his Dao Heart.

"Shilei, how do you think the Family should handle things?" Lin Shiming suddenly asked.

Lin Shilei was also startled. He had never really thought about it.

"Seventh Brother, we should proceed step by step and develop steadily for now!" Lin Shilei finally managed to say after a long time.

After all, the Lin Family was now the sixth largest force in the South Sea. In the entire Great Yu World, there were only about ten forces that could compare to the Lin Family.

"That's too superficial. There's only so much territory in the entire South Sea, but there will be more and more Nascent Souls. Then, the previously formed territories will definitely collapse. Not just the Coral Sea Area, but also the Nine Dragon Sea Area and Chilan Sea Area will likely collapse. Only the Ten Thousand Buddha Sea Area and the Blood Cultivation Sea Region won't collapse, because they are inherent enemies. But when resources and status are unequal, many people will die!" Lin Shiming said.

The six major forces, plus the Southern Border, plus the Sea Demon Royal Court, and the Tai Gan Shark Clan, all posed crises.

Including the Eastern Region.

"This True Lord Tianliu's True Lord Grand Ceremony should reveal some clues!" Lin Shiming said.

This True Lord Ceremony would likely be the first gathering of most True Lords since the Demon Shark Extermination Conference.

"It might even concern the Eastern Region!" Lin Shiming added.

However, Lin Shilei was unable to speak at this moment.

He just listened quietly by his side.

He rarely considered these things before.

But at this moment, he knew that he should consider them. His current strength in the Lin Family was at least in the top four, and possibly top three.

Lin Shiming telling him these things was precisely because he wanted to share some of the burden.

As a Family, it was never one person struggling forward, but a group of clansmen facing challenges together.