665: Six and a half

Inside the Cave Heaven, it was early spring, and the spiritual flowers were blooming vibrantly.

However, these spiritual flowers were extremely fragile at this moment; normally sturdy, they would crumble and even turn into pollen with a gentle breeze.

Only special areas covered by a Formation would not suffer such a fate.

At this moment, in the pavilion above the Spirit Lake, the Star Spirit Shell and Water Spirit Shell had been observing for a long time. The Sword Intent in the sky was simply too dense, causing them to feel a sense of dread even from within the Spirit Lake.

Sometimes, they could only look towards Old Wood, as he was the only one here who could control the Formation.

However, even with the Formation fully activated, there was still not much confidence against that Sword Intent.

Just then, the sword light in the sky began to stack.

In the sky, images of Sword Origin began to appear, one after another.

These Sword Origins were extremely condensed, just like real ones, lifelike, with Sword Grass swaying in the wind and brilliant sword light shining in the air.

The Sword Origins did not stop.

One, two!

Finally, a total of six Sword Origins appeared, occupying a large expanse of the Void Realm.

At this moment, the seventh Sword Origin also appeared.

However, this Sword Origin only appeared halfway before the true essence in the air seemed to become insufficient, and it dissipated completely.

On the high platform, Lin Shiming also stood up, letting out a long sigh.

He realized that what was limiting him now was no longer Sword Intent, but rather that his sword essence was simply not enough.

One must know that his sword essence was a combination of Sword Intent and true essence, far stronger than ordinary true essence.

For even his sword essence to be insufficient now, it was enough to show the power of this move.

Lin Shiming looked at the six Sword Origins in the sky, still beaming with joy.

With these six Sword Origins unleashing the Heaven-Slaying Sword, even a Nascent Soul Cultivator would have to temporarily avoid its edge.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't be able to slay a Nascent Soul Cultivator, but don't forget, Lin Shiming also had the Book of Hidden Paths, a Spirit Treasure.

If he trapped them with the Book of Hidden Paths and then unleashed this sword, there would be no problem at all.

However, he estimated that after this move was unleashed, he would only be able to rely on the Autumn Blood Sword to save him. The Book of Hidden Paths already consumed a lot of true essence, and with this sword, most of his sword essence would be depleted.

He would barely be able to unleash a second coordinated sword.

Lin Shiming retracted his Sword Intent, but having just comprehended it, he couldn't fully rein it in yet. The Sword Qi still lingered around him. Lin Shiming controlled his Golden Core to fully retract it.

Of course, even so, Lin Shiming gave others the feeling of a Sword Emergence sword, its sharpness fully exposed.

"Congratulations, Master!" Thunder Child, led by Old Wood, as well as the Star Spirit Shell and Water Spirit Shell, all spoke.

In addition, two Purple Mansion Spirit Devouring Ants also scurried out.

Lin Shiming's Sword Intent was too dense, alarming even the Spirit Devouring Ants in the underground insect chamber.

"You all go about your business!" Lin Shiming did not linger in the room for long before leaving the Cave Heaven.

The entire Shuangmu Island was very peaceful. His seclusion this time only lasted a little over two months.

There were still several days of preparation time before the date agreed upon with Real Person Hongyu.

Next, he did not plan to continue his seclusion. Instead, he would prepare himself, rein in his Sword Intent, and ideally, let his Sword Intent comprehension settle. Perhaps compressing the six and a half Sword Origins into six Sword Origins would make it even more powerful!

Moreover, maintaining his previous strength would also be beneficial when facing Real Person Hongye and Old Woman Qingyu.

After all, a lion that doesn't show its fangs is more intimidating than one with its mouth open.

This time going to the Cloud Realm in the Eastern Domain, the only one he could truly trust was himself.

If he really encountered danger, he wouldn't be too concerned about Real Person Hongye.

It would be enough for each to save themselves. Although his friendship with Real Person Hongye was deep, it was based on mutual benefit.

He wouldn't genuinely treat her as a close friend.

He wasn't worried about Old Woman Qingyu; her strength was far above theirs, and her life-saving methods were numerous.

When Lin Shiming emerged from seclusion, Lin Shitao also emerged, holding several jade bottles in her hands.

"Seventh Brother, these are High Grade Fifth Rank True Return Pills. Although their speed of restoring true essence is not as good as ten thousand year spiritual emulsion, they are definitely not far off!"

"These are High Grade Fifth Rank Purple Injury Pills, extremely effective for recovering from injuries!"

"These are Spirit Roaming Pills, for recovering from Divine Soul injuries!"

...A series of Spirit Pills were brought out. Lin Shiming was filled with nothing but emotion and gratitude.

Lin Shitao had racked her brains for his trip, having no time to rest, constantly engaged in Alchemy.

This could be seen from her eyes.

Although Cultivators are different from ordinary people and do not easily tire, Alchemy is not an ordinary task. It involves tens of thousands of pharmacological principles, temperature, techniques, and spiritual formulas.

Coupled with the fact that Lin Shitao was only an Early Stage Golden Core Cultivator, it was even more commendable.

"Thank you, Shitao!" Lin Shiming embraced Lin Shitao.

After a long embrace, Lin Shiming left. He was going to the Treasure Pavilion to exchange for some more items. At the same time, he wanted to send messages to Golden Wings and the Red-haired Demon Monkey to return.

The strength of these beasts was still considerable, and he still had some treasures that could help them improve their strength.

A trip, no matter how small, could increase some combat power.

As for the current defenses of the Lin family, there was no need to worry anymore.

Even without him, the Lin family now had seven Golden Core Cultivators: Lin Shitao, Lin Shijie, Lin Shilei, Lin Shiyi, Lin Zekong, Lin Zecheng, and Real Person Jiuxiao.

Furthermore, Lin Xianzhi and Lei Xuan were in Breakthrough, and besides them, Yu Jing, Lin Zelu, and Lin Shiyi were also close.

While the Lin family's high-level combat power was still somewhat lacking, it was no longer like before, where a branch family didn't even have a single Golden Core Cultivator.

Lin Shiming sent the good news.

Then, Lin Shilei also rushed over in a hurry.

"Seventh Brother, I've refined two. I hope they can help you!" Lin Shilei took out two spiritual boxes.

Inside the spiritual boxes were two Azure Sky Divine Thunder Pearls.

Lin Shiming glanced at them and nodded repeatedly.

The power of these two Azure Sky Divine Thunder Pearls definitely reached the Sixth Rank.

They were refined from the Formation thunder of a Sixth Rank lightning-attracting Formation.

"There's no need for this next time!" Lin Shiming said.

He immediately saw the serious injuries on Lin Shilei's body.

Clearly, to refine the Azure Sky Divine Thunder Pearls as quickly as possible, Lin Shilei had pushed himself hard.

Otherwise, even a Sixth Rank thunder Formation, with his Acquired Thunder Body and thunder-attribute Magic Treasure, wouldn't have caused such injuries.

"Seventh Brother, take this too!" Lin Shilei then took out the thunder god pearl.

"I don't need it for now; my true essence is too little!" Lin Shilei looked a bit embarrassed.

After all, it was a complete Spirit Treasure, unlike a damaged one, and it required several times the true essence.

Lin Shiming hesitated repeatedly but ultimately accepted it.

This trip to the Cloud Realm would clearly be better with more stability. Although this thunder pearl didn't quite match his attribute.

However, the power of a Spirit Treasure primarily lies in the Spirit Treasure itself, not in the Cultivator.

When unleashed, its power would still be considerable.

"When you return, I hope to see that you can already condense the Five Elements Divine Thunder!" Lin Shiming encouraged him.

Afterward, he returned to Thousand Wood Peak, quietly comprehending sword techniques and awaiting the arrival of the appointed day!