682: Refining a clone

Chapter 685: Refining a Clone

The liefeng fruit (hurricane fruit) was not large, only the size of a baby’s fist, but it was crystal clear, and its Spiritual Qi was astonishing.

Even when contained in a fifth-tier cold jade box, it emitted a dazzling spiritual glow.

And around it, there would be slight hurricanes swirling.

"Of course it's useful, Fellow Daoist Lin!" Ying Feng Sword exclaimed with joy.

He naturally recognized it at a glance as a ten-thousand-year Spirit Medicine, and a wind-attributed liefeng fruit (hurricane fruit) that perfectly suited him.

His cultivation was already at the Late Golden Core Stage, and all these years were completely enough for him to Breakthrough.

However, even for a spirit Cultivator, a spirit Cultivator who had transformed from a sentient sword, he still lacked the sufficient foundation to successfully Breakthrough.

Now with the liefeng fruit (hurricane fruit), it was like Yan Yang Sword having that ten-thousand-year Sunset Glow Grass.

His Dao heart Realm was naturally not bad.

At most, he might fear the Lightning Tribulation.

But in the Tai Bai Sword Palace Small World, they had long since tempered themselves to an extraordinary degree.

"However, I can't accept a reward without merit..." Yet, Ying Feng Sword hesitated.

He naturally desired this liefeng fruit (hurricane fruit), but when it truly came to this moment, with Lin Shiming offering it to him, he felt a bit hesitant.

After all, this was a ten-thousand-year Spirit Medicine. If Lin Shiming kept it for the Lin family, it could potentially lead to another Nascent Soul Cultivator in the future.

There were also wind Spiritual Root Cultivators in the Lin family, and now there was more than one. There was Lin Shiyuan from the Shi Generation, and Lin Changfeng from the Chang generation.

Among them, Lin Shiyuan was already at the Purple Mansion Late Stage, not far from Breakthrough to Golden Core.

"Fellow Daoist Ying Feng, you jest. These are troubled times, and you are an Elder of the Lin family. The Lin family has an obligation to find treasures for Fellow Daoist Ying Feng," Lin Shiming said clearly and transparently.

It was simple: Ying Feng Sword had taken on the rights of an Elder, so he should fulfill the obligations of an Elder.

However, they weren't so crude as to explicitly state the benefits.

So, a mutual understanding was enough.

"Good!" Ying Feng Sword nodded, readily accepting.

For him, he had fallen far behind Yan Yang Sword, which made him extremely uncomfortable, as he was once similar to Yan Yang Sword.

How could he be convinced now that he had been surpassed by the other party?

"Then I won't disturb Fellow Daoist Ying Feng!" Lin Shiming then bid farewell and, upon leaving the North Sword Pavilion, headed towards Thousand Wood Peak.

Hearing Ying Feng Sword's tone, it seemed that the chances of Breakthrough were very high.

Counting his own impending Breakthrough, and Wang Jiao's high probability of reaching Late Golden Core Stage, plus the golden dragon fruit's ability to once again transform the tribulation, Wang Jiao's chances of Breakthrough to a sixth-tier Demon Emperor were also very high.

Wang Jiao's Bloodline was definitely far superior to that of ordinary flood dragons, so reaching a sixth-tier Demon Emperor was not difficult.

On Thousand Wood Peak, Lin Shitao was not Cultivating, but rather engaged in Alchemy.

Lin Shiming also wanted to wait until Lin Shitao finished her Alchemy.

Although refining fifth-tier Spirit Pills required extreme caution, sometimes taking several months or even half a year to refine, Lin Shiming was not in a hurry now.

Peach blossoms had bloomed on Thousand Wood Peak.

And some of those peach trees had already withered, while others had become century-old trees.

The blossoms of the old trees were more rustic, while the blossoms of the new trees were more graceful and delicate.

And he knew that many of these new trees had been nourished by the old trees.

Lin Shiming couldn't help but think of many Elders of the Lin family.

As he pondered, scenes of Fangmu Mountain also came to mind.

For a moment, his state of mind became extremely peaceful.

Perhaps after witnessing the entire situation of the Great Yu World, after seeing the turbulent waves, he truly needed to calm down and appreciate these quiet things.

Just as he had gone to observe Mortals before his Foundation Establishment Breakthrough.

The sound of ocean waves faintly echoed in his ears. The spring waves also seemed exceptionally gentle.

Lin Shiming sat under a peach tree, brewing a pot of tea.

He sat there for two months.

During these two months, Lin Shiming did not Cultivate, nor did he leave the peach tree for a single step.

He watched the peach blossoms bloom, and he watched them wither and fall, he watched the gentle breeze, and he watched the peach fruits subtly hang.

He listened to the small waves at night, and the surging, terrifying waves.

Sometimes there was continuous thunder, sometimes the weather was fair and pleasant.

He suddenly realized that governing by non-action was also a way of Cultivating Immortality.

In the past, he pursued Breakthrough itself, unwilling to let go of any moment of time.

Now it seemed that sometimes, one needed to take small, quick steps, and also needed to pause occasionally.

"Seventh Brother!" It wasn't until Lin Shitao called out to Lin Shiming that he realized she had appeared behind him.

This wasn't him being lost in thought; it was because he hadn't used his Divine Sense for a month.

This feeling was quite wonderful. For him, perhaps disabling his Divine Sense was the beginning of what was to come.

"Seventh Brother, was this trip smooth?"

"Smooth, the nascent soul fruit has also been found. Now all that's left is to open the furnace and perform Alchemy!" Lin Shiming nodded with a smile.

"Seventh Brother..." Lin Shitao also felt a bit nervous upon hearing this. Although she could stably refine High Grade fifth-tier Spirit Pills, refining a nascent soul pill in one go still put immense pressure on her.

"No need to rush. First, take a look at what this is?" Lin Shiming smiled slightly, then took out a jade box.

It was precisely the Scarlet Lotus Sun Fruit, a High Grade fifth-tier Spirit Fruit, especially effective for fire-attributed Cultivators to Breakthrough.

It didn't even need to be refined into a Spirit Pill.

"Seventh Brother, will it cause a delay?" Lin Shitao asked, somewhat puzzled.

"No, I still need to consolidate my cultivation and also need to undergo some tempering!" Lin Shiming shook his head.

He had decided to live half a lifetime in the Mortal world, to gain enough insight into his state of mind, and only then would he be able to Breakthrough properly.

This life, he had always lived within the Lin family. This time, he wanted to try living as his Mortal self again.

Upon hearing this, Lin Shitao also nodded. She took the Spirit Fruit and sat in Lin Shiming's embrace.

While the peach blossoms hadn't completely withered, they could continue to admire the extended blooming season and the magnificent sea.

After three days of tenderness, Lin Shitao continued her secluded Cultivation, while Lin Shiming returned to his Immortal Cave.

Before entering secluded Cultivation in the secular world, Lin Shiming also wanted to refine a Clone.

He would use the corpse of that Yaksha to refine an Incarnation outside his body.

He possessed True Person Liuhe's Six Paths Heavenly Demon Skill.

Among them, the Yaksha's Physical Body was the best material for refining an Incarnation of the path of hungry ghosts outside the body.

For Lin Shiming, if he were to go to the Cloud Realm in the future to acquire the Cloud Palace, he naturally couldn't use his own identity.

After all, so many Nascent Soul Cultivators were watching.

In his opinion, taking the opportunity to frame someone else was the best decision.

Lin Shiming made a trip to the Treasure Hall and exchanged all the Spirit Medicine and spiritual materials he needed.

The Lin family had now clearly become the sixth largest force in the South Sea, and the resources it controlled were far from what they used to be.

If the Lin family did not have an item, it could be said without exaggeration that, apart from the other five major Nascent Soul forces, it was highly unlikely that any other force would possess it.

This was the current confidence of the Lin family.

After all, the Lin family now completely controlled the Hongmu Islands, the Tengmu Islands, and the Tianxi Islands, as well as the Chu State in the Eastern Region.

And the Tengmu Islands had been developed, with an area almost twice as large as the previous Lanling Archipelago.

Coupled with the Lin family's unique turtle spirit coconut spirit wine and cold jade resources, the Lin family's annual revenue was an astonishing figure.