Lin Shitao’s injuries were no longer a concern; she could once again prepare for her breakthrough at Purple Mansion.
However, an imdiate breakthrough would invariably end in failure.
Now, the most important thing was to relax Lin Shitao’s mind, at least to the point where she could break through within the Illusionary Heart Pavilion.
Only then would her chances be fully assured.
Lin Shiming also subrged the Soul-Suppressing Pagoda entirely into the Spirit Vein to continue nurturing it. In his Sword Path Grass Seed, the Taiyi Grass Sword was also being continuously fostered.
After everything was in place, Lin Shiming took Lin Shitao to the subsidiary islands of Shuangmu Island, to the towns of mortals.
The mortal town of Qingtao Town, once on mainland, was still called Qingtao Town on the island, only that the spirit peach trees on that mountain had not completely grown yet.
Lin Shiming also transford into a mortal and followed Lin Shitao, planting ordinary spirit peach trees in the open fields on the mountains.
In the world of mortals, most rise with the sun and rest with its setting.
Lin Shiming also built a wooden hut, where he and Lin Shitao took up residence.
During this period, neither of them used spiritual power or cast any spells.
Under the sun, both of them were still drenched in sweat as Lin Shiming used a hoe to dig and mound the earth, while Lin Shitao held a water cup and teapot, pouring wild mountain tea for Lin Shiming.
They drank and reveled!
The citizens of Qingtao Town, who initially joked about the two only planting peach trees, soon found new subjects for their post-al banter.
Lin Shiming and Lin Shitao tilled the fields through spring, sumr, fall, and winter.
For a full two years!
The two of them did not know how many spirit peach trees they had planted; all they knew was that next to Qingtao Town, a new Qingtao Mountain had erged.
Atop the mountain, Lin Shitao and Lin Shiming looked at the spirit peach trees they had individually planted, their faces brimming with smiles.
Lin Shitao took out her zither, the broken strings of which had been nded at so unknown ti.
Lin Shiming also pulled out a wooden stool, letting Lin Shitao sit down.
Lin Shitao gently began to play the very piece Lin Shiming had perford the day she had her Foundation Establishnt breakthrough.
The lody was joyful and as lively as a mountain spring.
Lin Shitao laughed, Lin Shiming laughed, and the entire Qingtao Mountain seed to laugh with them.
Amidst the blossoming peach flowers of brilliant purples and pinks, accompanied by the zither’s music, it seed as if the falling petals too started to dance.
As the music ended, the two embraced each other for a long while.
With the mountain fully abloom, it was ti for the two to depart, and they began to travel once more.
Starting with the mortal world, they traversed it one by one, saw the common folk of Xing County, and even encountered the descendants of Wang Guanglin.
Disguised as pilgrims, they entered the Wang Family and offered three sticks of incense for the long-departed Wang Mazhu.
They also t with the descendants of the Wang Family.
The Wang Family had grown even more robust and powerful in the mortal world, becoming a significant force within it.
The family actively participated in the ascension conference held every three years.
The two then quietly departed, embarking on a journey that took them everywhere.
Without using any spells and rely walking, they held a scroll in their hands.
Traveling thousands of miles, reading thousands of books.
They witnessed the quarrels of mortal couples and the companionship of the very old; they traveled for another year.
Finally, Lin Shitao, who was first to stop, and Lin Shiming ca to rest upon a rocky reef by the sea.
Behind them, waves as tall as two n crashed, Lin Shitao grabbed Lin Shiming’s palm and then looked out towards the ocean.
"Shiming, let’s go back and practice alchemy, I’ll teach you alchemy. Over the years, I’ve witnessed your valor, now it’s ti for you to see Shitao’s mastery of alchemy!"
At that mont, the Southern Sea was even more chaotic. Lin Shiming nodded, his eyes gazing into the depths of the ocean.
With that look, he stretched out his Divine Sense, seeing quite a few cultivators battling demonic beasts in the sea.
However, in his eyes, it was all quite indifferent.
None of it was as significant as Lin Shitao’s state of mind, for her breakthrough was what mattered most.
"Yes!" Lin Shiming nodded his head.
The two of them then flew back to Thousand Wood Peak, landing there to reenter the Cave Heaven world.
The Red-haired Demon Monkey had completely consud that snake egg, its fur now a more fiery red with mystical Spirit Patterns on its forehead.
Wang Jiao still lay under the Golden Dragon Fruit tree, exuding a dark light that made it inscrutable.
Off in the distance, the Golden Winged Mantis had transford into a spiritual cocoon and had not yet broken through.
As for the Star Spirit Clam, it appeared exceptionally lively atop the Spirit Lake, and further away, one could see the Chi He that had once been a Thousand Year Spirit dicine, now unafraid of Lin Shiming.
The elder ford from the tree spirit respectfully followed behind these Spirit Shadows.
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Like an old servant, he was ek and showed a cautious timidity.
"Seventh brother, what are these?" Lin Shitao asked, astonished.
"These are spiritual dicines that our Golden Core needs, one of which is greatly useful for breaking through to Nascent Soul!" Lin Shiming said confidently.
Upon hearing this, Lin Shitao was astounded beyond asure. She had thought it was her turn to demonstrate alchemy, but Lin Shiming had stolen the show first.
However, this only strengthened her conviction that with these spiritual dicines, as long as she worked hard, she would definitely be able to keep up with Lin Shiming.
A Purple Mansion cultivator has a lifespan of five hundred years, and Lin Shiming can devote a tenth of it to accompany her for fifty years!
A Golden Core cultivator has a millennium of longevity, and by taking a tenth, Lin Shiming could accompany her for a hundred years!
Nascent Soul cultivators live for two thousand years, and Transforming Spirit cultivators for five thousand!
The higher Lin Shiming cultivated, the longer he could stay with her.
With this in mind, why not strive for that longer journey?
Lin Shitao took out her five-colored alchemy furnace and began to practice alchemy.
She was refining the Savage Blood Pill.
The spiritual dicines for Savage Blood Pills had been completely collected by the Lin Family over the years.
As the ruler of Heavenly Phenonon Island, collecting these elixirs had been far too easy.
Although she was supposed to teach Lin Shiming, Lin Shitao knew full well that Lin Shiming didn’t truly have the ti for a systematic study of alchemy at present.
Nevertheless, Lin Shitao could teach him the Savage Blood Pill.
From charging the furnace, kindling the fire, controlling the temperature, lting the dicines, to forming the pills!
She taught Lin Shiming step by step, with exceptional care and a gentle smile on her face.
Lin Shiming watched as spirit patterns were seamlessly integrated and, under precise temperatures, the exact doses of spiritual dicines were added.
After a day had passed, the pill furnace was opened, and a batch of Third Rank Savage Blood Pills were produced, with six pills successfully ford.
Producing six pills in one batch was undoubtedly a display of terrifying alchemical prowess.
It should be noted that this was Lin Shitao’s first attempt at pill production.
Lin Shiming didn’t cease his efforts and continued to refine Savage Blood Pills; during this ti, he even tested a batch, aided by system prompts, yet he still ended up failing.
After completing ten batches, Lin Shitao began refining Fourth Rank Savage Blood Pills.
Both Lin Shiming and Lin Shijie, the Jiuxiao Scatter Man, now controlled a few temporary Purple Mansion Great Demons using the Spirit Controlling Seal.
Having Savage Blood Pills at critical monts could prove imnsely useful.
The ingredients for Fourth Rank Savage Blood Pills were even more precious and complex.
Lin Shitao still had a smile at the corner of her mouth, but her brows slightly furrowed.
For a Third Rank alchemist, refining Fourth Rank elixirs naturally presented so difficulties.
Yet in the end, surprisingly, she once again succeeded in producing a single pill in one batch.
However, it was just one pill.
But that was enough to earn Lin Shiming’s praise.
With only three sets of materials available for the Fourth Rank Savage Blood Pill, Lin Shitao succeeded with all three batches, netting a total of five Fourth Rank Savage Blood Pills.
Following this journey, Lin Shiming saw that Lin Shitao had gained much more self-confidence and her alchemy skills had beco more profound.
After the Savage Blood Pills were refined, next up was the Divine Beast Pill.
The Divine Beast Pill was even more precious. Lin Shiming had a total of two Divine Beast herbs, one of which had been aged for over a thousand years.
Paired with the essence blood of a four-headed serpent, it fit perfectly, leaving one Divine Beast herb to be paired with the essence blood of a Chi He.
However, after reviewing the recipe for the Divine Beast Pill, Lin Shitao was sowhat uncertain.
Lin Shiming then took out the Ziji Tan for Lin Shitao to practice the Split Spirit Decision.
As soon as the Ziji Tan was ignited, all the fragrant smoke headed straight toward Lin Shitao.
She was imdiately taken aback, not expecting the Ziji Tan to be so remarkably effective.
Lin Shiming, on the other hand, wasn’t surprised; back then, even he had been just as amazed.
While Lin Shitao practiced with Ziji Tan, Lin Shiming took out the Star Spirit Fluff and began practicing the Star Body Refining Technique.
Twenty days later.
Lin Shitao opened her eyes, and her imnse divine sense spread out, instantly comparable to that of a Purple Mansion cultivator.
To think that even when Lin Shiming had broken through to Purple Mansion, he hadn’t possessed such a vast divine sense.
This had its advantages and disadvantages, as it made the soul more difficult to congeal.
But Lin Shiming was well aware that as long as one’s Dao heart was steadfast and one united the myriad Dao within oneself, one could unite the soul in the Purple Mansion!
"Seventh brother, I’ve made a breakthrough with my divine sense!" Lin Shitao exclaid joyously!
After preparing, she, too, began to open the furnace to refine the Divine Beast Pill!
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