743: Promise

Chapter 746: Promises

Inside Lin Shiming's Grotto-Heaven, a scroll of fire continuously floated above him. Simultaneously, countless flames transformed into beast shadows, leaping around his body.

Some of these beast shadows were small, while others were very large.

At this moment, Lin Shiming's body seemed to have transformed into another scroll of fire.

A satisfied smile involuntarily appeared on Lin Shiming's face.

However, before he could refine it further, a Spirit Talisman shattered.

Lin Shiming knew that someone was reminding him.

He had no choice but to stop.

"How much time has passed!" Lin Shiming looked at Old Wood beside him and asked directly.

"Replying to Master, three days have passed!" Old Wood respectfully answered.

If Lin Shiming had previously inspired awe in him, now he inspired extreme fear.

He felt that any one of those hundreds of fire shadows could burn him to ashes.

Not to mention, there were still hundreds of them at this moment.

"Hmm, it's not bad!" Lin Shiming pondered for a moment, then sighed helplessly.

He had now refined a portion of the second layer of the Treasure Unlocking Art, and could already unleash some of its power, but it wasn't significant. Moreover, the Sealing Fire Tablet required more Spiritual Fire, so Lin Shiming could only hope that the Family had collected a considerable amount of Spiritual Fire in these three days.

Lin Shiming walked out of the Grotto-Heaven and found that Shuangmu Island already had many powerful Divine Senses.

On the North Sword Pavilion, the Autumn Blood Sword and the Yan Yang Sword both emitted terrifying Sword Intent.

And those Cultivators from the Southern Immortal Alliance were currently in the guest building on Shuangmu Island.

Unlike before, the Lin Family could arrange for them to stay outside.

But this time, they were all here to help the Lin Family, so the Lin Family couldn't be too excessive.

"Seventh Brother, this is the Spiritual Fire collected by the Family, along with my Southern Brightness Leaving Fire and Crimson Brightness Purple Flame, and your son's Spiritual Fire are all inside!" Lin Shitao also walked over, taking out a Storage Pouch.

Lin Shiming glanced at it and found that there were hundreds of Spiritual Fires. Although each cluster of Spiritual Fire wasn't too powerful, they were all separated.

But for the Sealing Fire Tablet, it was still a considerable boost. If utilized well, its power could very likely increase significantly.

For Lin Shiming, the only drawback was that Shuangmu Island lacked large-scale fifth or even sixth-tier fire-attribute forbidden Formations.

Otherwise, if activated by the Sealing Fire Tablet, it would surely eclipse the sun and moon.

Even those Nascent Soul Cultivators who came would be no match.

"Shitao, you've worked hard!" Lin Shiming replied, then flew out of Thousand Wood Peak towards the distant guest peak.

After a short while, he landed in front of the main hall.

Of course, at this moment, he had already refined hundreds of Spiritual Fires into the Sealing Fire Tablet.

Inside the main hall, many Cultivators from the Southern Immortal Alliance were present.

Only Lord Nine Dragons was absent.

As if noticing Lin Shiming's gaze, True Lord Xueshan explained:

"Fellow Daoist Lin, Fellow Daoist Nine Dragons is still in the Cloud Realm. Without that Spirit Treasure, the Secret Realm has loosened up considerably, and he seems to be trapped in a confining Formation!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Shiming guessed that one reason was greed, and the other was that Lord Nine Dragons seemed to have guessed he had gained something, so he was likely trying to break through the Formation.

Seeing this, Lin Shiming didn't say much.

Lin Shiming could only hope that when Nine Dragon Island was attacked by the Sea Demon Royal Court, he would still be unable to emerge.

After all, this was a clever trick to circumvent the oath of the heavenly dao.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, you called us here for more than just reminiscing, didn't you!" True Lord Xueshan spoke again.

"Naturally, it's not just for reminiscing. I won't hide it from everyone, I have obtained a Spirit Treasure, and I can already refine and use it!" Lin Shiming said directly.

As soon as these words came out, the others were incredibly surprised.

Of course, they had actually had some conjectures before. After all, those few Middle Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators were chasing Lin Shiming, and Lin Shiming contacted them immediately after returning. All signs indicated that Lin Shiming had indeed obtained an extraordinary treasure.

It's just that at this moment, even if they wanted to harbor ill intentions, it would be useless.

When the Southern Immortal Alliance was first established, everyone made an oath of the heavenly dao.

Even if a few individuals could circumvent it, they couldn't incite everyone to act against Lin Shiming; that would instead make them a target of public criticism.

The Nascent Soul Cultivators here had painstakingly broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, and still had at least a thousand years of life. Even if they were tempted, they dared not act at this moment.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, this matter of yours is a bit difficult. After all, back when the Southern Immortal Alliance was formed, we were protecting everyone and resisting foreign races!" True Lord Xueshan spoke again.

The others also echoed in agreement.

Lin Shiming nodded at their reactions.

He had long anticipated such expressions from everyone.

"Fellow Daoist Xueshan, what do you mean by that? Could it be that Lin allowed other foreign races to obtain the Spirit Treasure and then attack us?" Lin Shiming retorted.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, I think Fellow Daoist Xueshan means that this situation is somewhat unexpected and requires special handling!" This time, True Lord Chilan spoke.

She herself was a female Cultivator, and at this moment, her words were the most appropriate.

"Lin is not unreasonable. Having obtained the Spirit Treasure this time, as long as we can defend against them, everyone will receive one Top-Grade Spirit Stone!" Lin Shiming spoke again.

The Top-Grade Spirit Stone mines had been developed quite a bit over the years, and the Lin Family also had some reserves, so Lin Shiming didn't feel bad about it.

"I want ten thousand year cold jade!" At this moment, True Lord Xueshan also spoke.

Now, everyone no longer pretended to be hypocritical. After all, it was a battle where they might die. If they were to help defend for nothing, they would naturally be unwilling.

"Good, I agree!" Lin Shiming nodded.

He estimated that there would be thirty to forty Nascent Soul Cultivators coming. His Lin Family, plus the Formation, counted as four Nascent Soul combat strengths.

Without these people in front of him, the Lin Family would truly be in danger.

After all, even with a Spirit Treasure, there would be a time when its power was exhausted.

Hearing Lin Shiming agree, the others also nodded.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, I need to clarify something here. If it becomes clear that we are no match, this old woman will leave directly!" At this moment, Old Woman Qingyu spoke.

These words surprised Lin Shiming for a moment, but he still nodded.

"Old Woman Qingyu, please help set up a sixth-tier grand Formation on Shuangmu Island!" At this moment, Lin Shiming spoke again.

"That is natural!" Old Woman Qingyu also nodded.

The reason they were so anxious was that they had sensed some Divine Senses.

However, before everyone could begin to act, they discovered that the Spiritual Qi of the entire Shuangmu Island was unusual.

It turned out that the Ying Feng Sword was about to Breakthrough.

Lin Shiming was overjoyed at this sight.

If a Lightning Tribulation were to cover this area.

Those Nascent Soul Cultivators would not dare to come at all.

After all, whoever approached a Nascent Soul Lightning Tribulation would also be pulled into the Lightning Tribulation.

This would at least give the Lin Family more breathing room.

"Old Woman Qingyu, please set up the Formation as quickly as possible!" Lin Shiming bowed again.

Everyone also rushed towards Shuangmu Island.

And at this moment, True Lord Xueshan also walked to the side.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, I heard you have the Heaven Gate. These Earth Gate and Human Gate, I shall also present them to you!" At this moment, True Lord Xueshan quietly walked to Lin Shiming's side.

This gift of treasure clearly intended to turn hostility into friendship!