In the pavilion at Qinglian Pool, the afternoon passed as Lin Shiming completed two Grand Circulations.
Lin Xianzhi nodded frequently, offering advice from ti to ti, but his complexion was not good. Although Lin Shiming's initial mistakes were acceptable, he later sensed sothing amiss.
"Shiming, your thod of refining spiritual energy is already proficient enough. If you maintain this, there is hope that you will successfully refine spiritual energy within four years and achieve Foundation Establishnt by the age of thirty!"
As soon as these words were spoken, even Lin Xianzhi couldn't help but nod in shock, praising Lin Shiming profusely.
Even Lin Shijie, who had a double Spirit Root, couldn't match this speed. He was now thirty-two years old and only hoped to achieve Foundation Establishnt before turning thirty-eight.
"Seventh great-uncle flatters . Shiming still has much room for improvent." Lin Shiming wasn't proud. With such a system and so many extraordinary encounters, even soone with an ordinary quadruple Spirit Root wouldn't be slow.
"By the way, seventh great-uncle, Shiming has a question, though I'm not sure if it's appropriate to ask."
Lin Shiming hesitated for a mont before speaking seriously.
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"Speak freely!" Lin Xianzhi, seeing Lin Shiming being so cautious for the first ti, also beca very serious.
"I always feel that there is a flaw in the Purple Wood Heart Sutra. There is a part where reversing the flow actually feels smoother."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xianzhi also beca silent instantly. There was anger in his eyes, but it disappeared in the next mont.
He turned around, gazed at the lotus flowers, and looked at the lotus seeds.
His eyes were sotis distant and sotis close.
Suddenly, filled with emotion, he uttered a phrase that Lin Shiming found sowhat perplexing.
"Work hard, Shiming. Your seventh great-uncle cannot step out of this chessboard, cannot leave this Spirit Pool. However, I look forward to the day—to see you transform from a carp into a dragon!"
After saying this, Lin Xianzhi left without further discussion.
Lin Shiming also felt a sense of helplessness at this mont. What if they had given him a fake cultivation technique? Could it be that one should confront a Purple Mansion cultivator, or even a Golden Core True Person, about it?
At the sa ti, he understood that there must be other dealings between his seventh great-uncle and the Zi Xuan Hermit.
He saw a deep ambition for the Immortal Path in Lin Shijie's eyes, on Lin Houyong's person, and on Lin Shiming's as well.
Only in his late-Stage Foundation Establishnt seventh great-uncle, he did not see it.
Lin Shiming shook his head, casting aside all these thoughts, and returned to his cave dwelling to tend to the daily care of the spirit plants.
The Minor Divine Ability tree was still the sa as before, with no significant changes. It was planted at the entrance of Lin Shiming's cave dwelling, concealed by a formation. He took all the Spirit Soil obtained from the underground stone hall and placed it under the tree once again.
Although the Purple Wood Heart Sutra and the Nurturing Spirit Liquid were of no use to the Minor Divine Ability tree at the Qi Refinent stage, he persisted in channeling so into it every few days, hoping to hasten its growth.
Next were the Heavenly Spirit Fruit tree and the most important Awakening Spirit Flower right now.
In two months' ti, the Awakening Spirit Flower had begun to sprout. The vibrant green shoots burst forth from the soil like jade, exceptionally spirited and translucent, brimming with spiritual energy.
Every ti Lin Shiming stood beside the Awakening Spirit Flower, channeling the spiritual energy of the Purple Wood Heart Sutra, he felt refreshed and invigorated, as if his spirit had beco three tis more lively.
Just then, a Spirit Talisman flew down from the sky and landed in Lin Shiming's hands.
After reading it, Lin Shiming rejoiced once more.
More than two months had passed, and the family had finally gathered the three main ingredients for the Barrier-Breaking Pill and had already concocted it today.
The ssage had been sent by the Second Elder, Lin Yuqi.
Lin Shiming opened the formation only to find Lin Shitao outside.
"Seventh brother, this is the elixir that Grandpa Second asked to give you!" Lin Shitao, now even more graceful than before, extended her slender and pale jade arm, revealing a Jade Bottle.
Inside the Jade Bottle was precisely that Barrier-Breaking Demon Core.
"Thank you, Shitao, for helping to deliver it!" Lin Shiming accepted the Jade Bottle and expressed his gratitude.
Lin Shitao then took out another Jade Bottle, inside of which lay ten Beast Nurturing Pills.
"Seventh brother, these are the Beast Nurturing Pills I've made!" At this mont, Lin Shitao's smile was blooming, happiness overflowing from the bottom of her heart.
"Thank you again, Shitao!" Lin Shiming was extrely happy to see the Beast Nurturing Pills, but at the sa ti, he took out a magic sword.
It was the very Lotus Sword that his great great uncle had bestowed upon him when they first t.
The Lotus Sword was an interdiate grade Second Rank magic sword, which naturally was not of great use to him now, but for Lin Shitao, who was in the sixth layer of the Qi Cultivation, it was just right.
Moreover, the Lotus Sword was engraved with a dark green tempering, which also added an elegant and enduring charm.
"I don't have much to gift, so I'm offering this Lotus Sword to congratulate Shitao on reaching the interdiate grade as a second-rank alchemist!"
"Thank you, seventh brother!" Lin Shitao's little face blushed, even happier than before.
After chatting with Lin Shitao for a few more monts, Lin Shiming returned to his cave dwelling.
Inside the cave dwelling, he had newly excavated three stone chambers; one for the Red-haired Demon Monkey, one for the Golden Winged Mantis, and another for the Golden Luan Eagle.
The Red-haired Demon Monkey and the Golden Luan Eagle, both spirit beasts, often left the cave dwelling to enter the mountains behind Fangmu Mountain. The Golden Winged Mantis, however, Lin Shiming had never seen leave the cave even once.
Lin Shiming went to the stone chamber of the Golden Winged Mantis, which was prone against the wall of the chamber. Upon seeing Lin Shiming enter, it instantly transford into a beam of golden light, aiming to perch on Lin Shiming's shoulder as it had done in its youth, only now it was even larger in size than Lin Shiming.
After being patted on the wings by Lin Shiming, it ultimately chirped and prostrated itself in front of him.
Lin Shiming took out the Barrier-Breaking Demon Core. The demon core looked no different from an ordinary elixir, but it carried an additional faint demonic aura. In fact, the Barrier-Breaking Demon Core shared a remarkable similarity in function with the Barrier-Breaking Pill.
The forr was for cultivators in the later stages of Qi Cultivation to break through their bottlenecks, whereas the latter was for demonic beasts, though the Barrier-Breaking Demon Core was clearly stronger.
"Chirp chirp chirp!" The Golden Winged Mantis chirped even more joyously, rubbing its big head vigorously against Lin Shiming's chest.
Finally, after consuming the Barrier-Breaking Demon Core, it went to a corner and surprisingly closed its eyes.
The surrounding spiritual energy suddenly began to converge out of nowhere, carrying streaks of sharp tallic essence.
Seeing this, Lin Shiming quickly sealed the formation; this breakthrough from the Second Rank to the Third Rank would certainly not be accomplished in just a few days.
Almost at the sa ti as he closed the formation, the Spirit Talisman in the distance buzzed again.
This ti it was from Lin Shizhong. Lin Shiming opened the formation and saw the naive and dark-skinned young man, Lin Shizhong, grinning at him.
"Seventh brother, Great uncle sent to deliver a magic artifact!" he said, passing a Storage Bag to Lin Shiming.
Seeing this, Lin Shiming also smiled and accepted the Storage Bag; since he had given Lin Shitao a magic artifact, he then took out the Profound Water Heavy Mountain, that small mountain-shaped magic artifact.
Since the Red-haired Demon Monkey acquired the Thousand Layer Mountain, it was no longer fond of the Profound Water Heavy Mountain, which Lin Shiming was now happy to give to Lin Shizhong.
However, Lin Shizhong was still at the fourth layer of Qi Cultivation. It likely would not be needed for the next five or six years.
"Thank you, seventh brother!" Lin Shizhong accepted the magic artifact from Lin Shimo and was overjoyed, especially after sensing that it was a superior grade artifact.
"Your cultivation level is not high enough yet. I'm giving it to you now so that you can take it for adventures and take on guard duties when you're a bit older!" Lin Shiming offered his advice and after talking for a while, he returned to his cave dwelling.
At this point, he couldn't help but be interested in the Third Rank magic artifact that Lin Yutie was refining for him.
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