Chapter 387 - 307: Return to the Mountain, Shuangmu Island Crisis (Combined Two-in-One, Thanks to Book Friend 3974 for the 100 Coin Reward)_2
Chapter 387 - 307: Return to the Mountain, Shuangmu Island Crisis (Combined Two-in-One, Thanks to Book Friend 3974 for the 100 Coin Reward)_2
This also trained their ability to condense spiritual power, and the casting of their protective barriers, while on the other hand, it honed the quantity of their spiritual energy.
Lin Shiming’s divine sense saw what was happening behind him, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.
He did not enforce a requirement but, like Lin Xianzhi, quietly went about his business—for sometimes, actions teach better than words.
Those who understood would naturally grasp the meaning, and those who didn’t needn’t bother!
Only such cultivators could truly become the cream of the crop and the pillars of the family!
After two more days of flight, Lin Zekong and Lin Zelu were both running low on spiritual energy.
Their eyes were filled with exhaustion, yet the spirit within those eyes was stubbornly determined.
This earned Lin Shiming’s nod of approval and praise.
He then took out two second-rank supreme grade magic artifacts from his storage bag and handed them to Lin Zekong and Lin Zelu.
"Well done!"
The two of them were instantly overjoyed. For them, at the seventh layer of qi cultivation, a supreme grade magic artifact was definitely a life-saving spiritual artifact.
Although they were supported by the family, they didn’t possess techniques to earn spirit stones themselves, and relied solely on the family’s salary and support.
At this moment, the outline of Fangmu Mountain began to gradually appear before the three of them.
The perpetual mist formed a striking white shadow, rendering the entire mountain peak shrouded in mystery.
But the next moment, Lin Shiming sensed something was amiss.
The entire formation of Fangmu Mountain was fully activated—it was an emergency wartime readiness!
He couldn’t help but make the spirit boat speed up. Under his full control, the supreme grade spirit boat reached them in just a few breaths.
As the spirit boat neared, a divine sense enveloped it.
It wasn’t long before Lin Houyong emerged from the spirit formation.
"Fifth Uncle!"
"Shiming, you’ve finally returned!" Lin Houyong’s face showed some urgency.
Seeing Lin Houyong so flustered, Lin Shiming became somewhat worried and quickly asked,
"Fifth Uncle, is there a problem with Shuangmu Island?"
"Yes, Shuangmu Island is under siege; a Purple Mansion Great Demon has appeared. Seventh Great-Uncle is now relying on a fourth-rank superior grade formation, fighting for his life!"
"The situation is very bleak. Your uncle Hou Yuan, as well as your father, have already rushed to Shuangmu Island!"
"Taking with them many of the family’s elite forces!"
Lin Shiming had not expected to return home only to hear such news.
"Aren’t Seventh Great-Uncle and the others retreating?"
Lin Shiming asked again.
But as soon as he spoke, he felt he already knew the answer—Seventh Great-Uncle would never retreat unless it was absolutely necessary.
His Seventh Great-Uncle was indeed not a rash person, as evidenced by his thirty years of forbearance at Qinglian Pool.
But his Seventh Great-Uncle was also someone who, given a glimmer of hope, would dare to gamble with his life.
The transmission formation on Shuangmu Island could not be disrupted; if it were severed, it would mean the Lin Family had completely lost any chance for development. Whether the scarcity of the fourth-rank spiritual veins or the inability to avoid the Qingxuan Sect and the Zhang Family during a breakthrough—they could not give up the transmission formation.
Lin Houyong also handed over a Storage Bag.
Inside this Storage Bag were Third Rank Spirit Talismans and Magic Artifacts that the family had purchased during these days.
They would definitely be useful in fending off Demonic Beasts.
Lin Shiming nodded his head and took them.
The Fourth Rank treasure ship immediately emitted a bright light, heading towards Stone Ridge Cave.
The ship didn’t fly at its fastest speed as that would make the Spirit Light too conspicuous.
Lin Shiming didn’t return to the front of the ship; instead, he took out Lin Shitao’s Storage Bag.
As the Storage Bag opened, several Pill Bottles appeared before his eyes.
Bringing the Pill Bottle close, he saw that they indeed contained Tribulation Forging Divine Pills, refined from the Tribulation Forging Divine Flower.
The purpose of these Spirit Pills was to increase a cultivator’s Divine Sense.
With the Split Spirit Decision and these elixirs, he was confident in enhancing his Divine Sense to the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Lin Shiming then summoned a wooden Great Demon, and Red-haired and Golden Wing too were called out—a Third Rank wooden Great Demon and two late-stage Third Rank Demonic Beasts.
This was an incomparable shock for Lin Zelu.
He only knew that the Seventh Great-Uncle standing before him was very powerful, but in his understanding, Lin Shiming’s limit was the later stages of Foundation Establishment.
Seeing what was unfolding, in addition to the Spirit Beasts, he couldn’t fathom his true strength.
On the other hand, Lin Zekong was somewhat calmer as he knew Lin Shiming had fought a Purple Mansion Great Demon; that was where his true terrifying strength lay.
And more so, he was clear that Lin Shiming was not merely at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage but was dual-cultivating in Qi Cultivation and Body Refinement, both at the later phases of Foundation Establishment.
The speed of the Fourth Rank War Treasure Ship was truly too fast.
The trip, which would have taken three to four days from Xing County to Lingnan County by flight, took only half a day and they had already arrived.
The War Treasure Ship didn’t pause at Stone Ridge Cave but instead took another half-day to fly to the mountain range where the Transmission Formation was located.
Surrounded by verdant valleys and mountains, Lin Zekong and Lin Zelu were somewhat puzzled, but aware of the gravity of the situation, they didn’t speak and followed Lin Shiming into the mountain cave of the transmission.
At the mouth of the cave, Lin Houxuan was guarding the Transmission Formation.
Seeing Lin Shiming arrive, Lin Houxuan also stood up; given his lowest cultivation level and combat strength, he was in charge of protecting the transmission on this end.
"Fifteenth Uncle, continue to guard the entrance!" Lin Shiming called out without further explanation.
He activated the Transmission Formation directly, and with bursts of Spirit Light flashing,
all the Superior Grade Spirit Stones were pushed into the spiritual slots, and Lin Shiming also took out two Teleportation Talismans, handing one to Lin Zelu and the other to Lin Zekong.
At this moment, both of them were even more astonished, suddenly feeling that the family wasn’t exactly as they had imagined.
The secrets seemed to be far more than they had ever envisaged.
How could their Alchemy Hall Master break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, and why would he be guarding this place?
And what was the purpose of this Formation?
Lin Zelu was somewhat okay as he was an Array Master, but Lin Zekong finally understood why Lin Zecheng was so secretive!
With Teleportation Talismans in hand, and as the Spirit Light surged violently, the three couldn’t help but close their eyes.
And before them, Shuangmu Island had finally come into view!
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