655: Protect for three hundred years (please subscribe and vote monthly)

Chapter 658: Protection for Three Hundred Years (Seeking Subscription, Seeking Monthly Pass)

After receiving hundreds of sound transmissions, all with spirit images, Lin Shiming deliberated for a few breaths and then chose two treasures.

One of them was Zhao Fuling's Minor Divine Power Fruit.

Although Lin Shiming himself didn't need it, it could be given to other members of the Lin family.

In return, the other party traded for the five-thousand-year-old cold jade.

Strictly speaking, a Minor Divine Power Fruit couldn't be exchanged for cold jade, but the Minor Divine Power Fruit was extremely precious and couldn't be cultivated; it could only be found by chance in the wild.

Zhao Fuling also offered a ripe Minor Divine Power Fruit.

Lin Shiming naturally agreed.

For the last item, a fifth-tier Tai Gan Shark King's inner core, Lin Shiming exchanged it for a fifth-tier Late Stage Sea-Shaking Giant Ape's inner core.

This core, for Lin Shiming, could be tried by the Red-haired Demon Monkey.

However, unlike the sea king fruit, which had a high probability of allowing Wang Jiao to Breakthrough, Lin Shiming didn't have much confidence in this inner core, as the Red-haired Demon Monkey was now a Dragon Ape, but its foundation for Breakthrough was indeed slightly lacking.

The Breakthrough period was also only twenty to thirty years.

This inner core was exchanged with Real Person Fengxing of Nine Dragon Island, who also compensated Lin Shiming with a Transformation Pill.

This kind of Transformation Pill could allow a Yao Beast or Wood Demon to transform into human form at the fourth-tier Purple Mansion Stage, but for Lin Shiming, it was somewhat impractical, as his Spirit Beasts had all reached the fifth-tier and could already transform.

Lin Shiming acquired this Transformation Pill for the Phoenix Bird and Chi Yan Little Snake.

These two possessed high Bloodline talents, and Lin Shiming didn't intend for them to simply remain Spirit Beasts; instead, he planned to provide them with high-level cultivation and even enroll them in the Hall of Teachings for study.

With all three treasures exchanged, Lin Shiming sat down.

Then, it was Zhao Fuling's turn to stand up.

Although Lin Shitao and Lin Shilei were sitting nearby, Lin Shiming had already been the second to stand, so he naturally wouldn't let Lin Shitao stand immediately after him.

The treasures Zhao Fuling exchanged were similar to Zhao Yulin's: a Golden Body Fruit, a Profound Shadow Iron, and nine Starfall Sands.

The treasures she sought in return were Medicinal Pills that could advance Golden Core Cultivators, and they had to be somewhat rare.

Most Cultivators, after breaking through to the Golden Core Stage, relied on Medicinal Pills to accelerate their Cultivation speed, so ordinary Spirit Pills had almost all been consumed by Golden Core True Persons, leading to a certain drug resistance.

“I have a Kui Wood Pill here!” Lin Shitao also stood up and sent a sound transmission to Zhao Fuling.

“Three fifth-tier Medium Grade Kui Wood Pills for your nine Starfall Sands!”

“Alright!” Zhao Fuling hesitated for a moment upon seeing Lin Shitao, but after a while, she agreed.

Other treasures were also exchanged one by one.

This Starfall Sand was excellent for wind-attribute Cultivators or Cultivators with gourds.

At the same time, placing it in Lin Shiming's Void Bottle could also greatly increase its power.

After all, Lin Shiming's Void Bottle contained Void Star Sand, and this Starfall Sand was somewhat similar.

It was just slightly inferior to Star Sand.

But it was still an absolutely formidable spirit material.

Lin Shitao intended to give it to Lin Shiming.

The trade fair proceeded smoothly, but Lin Shiming didn't see any treasures that particularly impressed him; there were only a few items suitable for Lin Houshou, Lin Shijie, and Lin Shimo, which Lin Shiming exchanged for one by one.

The Auction quickly concluded, and all the Immortal Masters began to bid farewell and depart.

Only Real Person Xuanji and Real Person Hongye hesitated, remaining in the hall. They had previously maintained close ties with the Lin family and Tianliu Island.

Seeing the current state of Tianliu Island and the prosperity of the Lin family's Shuangmu Island, they naturally felt a myriad of emotions.

However, having lived for hundreds of years, their expressions remained remarkably calm.

“Senior Lin, I wish to speak with you!” Real Person Xuanji was the first to speak, as if Thousand Machine Island had truly reached a critical juncture.

“Fellow Daoist Xuanji, Fellow Daoist is fine; I am merely a Golden Core Cultivator!” Lin Shiming replied with a wry smile.

Moreover, almost all of his Golden Core friends addressed him as Senior, making him explain himself every time.

But he also understood that this was the world of Cultivation, where strength was respected. Calling him Senior wouldn't be wrong, but conversely, if they truly treated Lin Shiming as an equal, they worried about offending him.

“Fellow Daoist Zhao, may I borrow a room?” Lin Shiming looked at Zhao Yulin.

“No problem, feel free to talk here. I'll take your honored wife and your younger brother to the side hall for some tea!” Zhao Yulin spoke first.

However, although the other party was polite, her face remained as cold as ice, seemingly due to the special Cultivation Technique she practiced.

So, despite some concern, Lin Shiming nodded.

After the others left, Real Person Hongye cupped her hands, indicating that she would visit Lin Shiming again in the future.

From this, it could be seen that Real Person Hongye, a Late Golden Core Stage Cultivator, was still quite confident, while Thousand Machine Island truly seemed to be in a crisis.

After all, Golden Thunder Island, occupied by Hongye Island, had already been plundered and had few resources. The only noteworthy item was purple zenith sandalwood, which Real Person Hongye sold some of every ten years.

But Thousand Machine Island was different. Although his Spirit Puppets were also refined for others, he used Materials capable of refining Middle Stage Golden Core Spirit Puppets to refine Early Stage Golden Core Spirit Puppets.

He used Materials capable of refining Late Golden Core Stage Spirit Puppets to refine Middle Stage Golden Core Spirit Puppets.

In the past, since they were all Golden Core Cultivators, there wasn't much of an issue, and everyone turned a blind eye.

But now it was different; Nascent Soul Cultivators were emerging in an endless stream.

Real Person Qianji had clearly failed to Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage. The consequence of this was that Thousand Machine Island might become an island that relied solely on Spirit Puppets.

As far as Lin Shiming knew, Thousand Machine Island probably only had two Golden Core Cultivators.

One was Real Person Xuanji, who had just broken through to the Middle Stage Golden Core, and the other was Real Person Huan Kui, who had just formed his Golden Core.

Two Immortal Masters, yet possessing such immense wealth and unimaginable Legacy.

This was like a child carrying a golden brick.

“Senior Lin, Senior Brother Qianji has fallen. He didn't even experience the scenery that Senior Kuangfeng once did...” Seeing everyone else leave, Lin Shiming even set up a barrier.

Real Person Xuanji finally spoke.

His eyes were filled with sorrow and regret.

When Real Person Qianji was still alive, he felt that he could bear anything.

Now that he truly felt the surrounding pressure, he realized that his former acquaintances and Fellow Daoists had all become like wolves, tigers, and leopards.

They wished they could turn Thousand Machine Island upside down.

And the reason he had so much time to research Spirit Puppets before was because Real Person Qianji was bearing the burden above him.

“Fellow Daoist Xuanji, you must pull yourself together. The path of Cultivation is inherently Heaven-Defying.” Lin Shiming said.

At this moment, he didn't know how to persuade him.

But he knew that Real Person Xuanji probably had more to say.

So he didn't proactively speak to lead the conversation.

His relationship with Thousand Machine Island was neither particularly close nor distant; it mainly depended on the other party's thoughts.

“Senior Lin, if my Thousand Machine Island offers all its Legacy, can we form an alliance with the Lin family and have the Lin family protect me for three hundred years!” Real Person Xuanji, seeing that Lin Shiming didn't proactively speak, already had a general idea and spoke directly.