Clan Immortal Cultivation: I Can See Hints

The cultivators from the Spirit Talisman Sect were shocked, but they quickly took out three spirit talismans, which they straightaway assembled into a small-sized shield talisman formation for layered defense, and then they took out a golden pagoda.

However, Lin Shiming's Formation Sword had already made a cleaving motion, merging nine swords into one, emitting a dazzling light. In a blink of an eye, it had completely shattered the Spirit Shield.

Lastly, it stopped right in front of the Spirit Talisman Sect cultivator.

"Thank you for the match," Lin Shiming retracted his Flying Sword, and at the same time, numerous black dots also stuck to the Formation Sword as it flew back.

"Daoist Lin is indeed formidable!" The Spirit Talisman Sect cultivator was openly convinced at this moment.

Lin Shiming was able to control a Supreme Grade Spirit Shield and possessed such a powerful Formation Sword; it was possible for him to rank within the top ten in this tournament.

"Platform five, Lin Shiming wins!" The judge declared the victor.

From the moment Lin Shiming was besieged by spirit talismans, everyone concluded that he was done for, to the present moment of his victory, only a short span of three breaths had passed. The cultivators hadn't even had time to react yet.

All of them were in disbelief but finally began to take Lin Shiming seriously.

"He is Lin Shiming of the Lin Family, who once killed twenty demon cultivators of the same rank in one breath at Heavenly River City!" Suddenly, someone from the audience spoke up.

And the crowd immediately recalled the fact.

"Wasn't he at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage? How come he's now at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage?"

"No wonder he can command so many Superior Grade flying swords and a Supreme Grade Spirit Shield! With such strength, he can definitely rank in the top ten!"n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"More than top ten, sirs, Daoist Lin is a Wood Cultivator, and his Vine Manipulation Technique is extremely mystical. If you all observed carefully when he retracted the Formation Sword, a large number of seeds were also taken back!"

Another person exclaimed in shock, while the cultivator from the Spirit Talisman Sect felt a surge of relief upon hearing this, glad that Lin Shiming had not injured him, knowing that all cultivators must be ready to battle with those from the Heavenly Demon Sect at any moment.

Lin Shiming, hearing the cheers from the crowd, wasn't the slightest bit concerned but thought that the Wood Binding Technique's spirit talisman was somewhat mysterious; otherwise, he could have defeated the Spirit Talisman Sect cultivator at the first opportunity.

Now, not only was his True Yuan and Divine Sense powerful, his physical body strong, but even his magic artifacts were Supreme Grade, not showing the slightest weakness even against late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

His Divine Sense swept over the area and found that Chen Yuan, Xu Hao, and Ye Changyuan had all finished their fights, and Xu Hao had even blasted his opponent, injuring him. His Supreme Grade spirit talisman was mighty, and the opposing cultivator couldn't even withstand a single round.

This made Lin Shiming reconsider his previous underestimation of Xu Hao from the Spirit Talisman Sect.

The second round also arrived quickly, and Lin Shiming's opponent was a cultivator from the Purple Mansion Family, who was at the late Foundation Establishment stage, but it was a recent breakthrough, and his cultivation level was clearly not yet stable.

Under the coordination of Lin Shiming's Formation Sword and Star Wood Shield, along with the Binding by the Green Snake Vine, the opponent quickly admitted defeat.

And thus, he broke into the top eight.

Provoking another round of exclaims from the Observation Pavilion, for not only was Lin Shiming a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, but he also came from a family of Foundation Establishment lineage.

After waiting for most of the day, the top eight were finally determined, and the drawing of lots began once again.

Eight names flew out from the hand of San Ye Hermit, eventually landing on four beast platforms.

As the numbers settled, Lin Shiming took the opportunity to look around and suddenly made fierce eye contact with Xu Hao.

Platform three, it was Lin Shiming facing off against Xu Hao.

He had matched against one of the three most popular cultivators of this tournament.

The scene was also a stir, especially among the cultivators who favored Lin Shiming. Even Lin Xianzhi and Lin Houyuan began to frown.

Xu Hao's strength had been evident in the previous two matches. Not only did Xu Hao possess a multitude of supreme-grade third-rank Spirit Talismans, but his own strength was by no means weak. His magic artifacts were even more formidable, comprising two supreme-grade items, a Purple Light Sword and a Soul Summoning Bell.

With the combination of these assets, there were hardly any cultivators who could withstand his attacks for more than three moves.

Lin Shiming wasn't particularly daunted by these; he had the Rolling Divine Plate, eighty-one superior-grade Formation Swords, and the Zilai Sword. Including the Yunlai Sword, which he couldn't use, he already possessed four supreme-grade magical artifacts.

But he was equally aware that Xu Hao had been almost crushing his opponents, never utilizing his full strength. How many supreme-grade Spirit Talismans he had and how many tricks he had hidden remained unknown.

Particularly if Xu Hao had a vast number of supreme-grade Spirit Talismans, even Lin Shiming would have to dodge their sharp edges.

And as the quarterfinals were about to begin, from Jiuye Mountain, numerous Purple Mansion cultivators descended one after another into the Observation Pavilion, including the Zi Xuan Hermit.

The latter also nodded towards Lin Shiming.

After offering a respectful bow, Lin Shiming also stepped onto the stage:

"You are a cultivator in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, so you take the first move!" Xu Hao stood with his hands behind his back, his posture brimming with pride.

Lin Shiming's divine sense was not in the least bit inferior to Xu Hao's. Seeing his opponent stand with arms behind his back and making some slight movements, Lin Shiming, who had been on guard against Xu Hao, raised his hand and launched eighteen Formation Swords, arranging them into two small sword arrays that swept towards Xu Hao.

Under the flashing spirit light, the sword radiance of the two small arrays extended three zhang in length, reaching their target in an instant.

Suddenly, Xu Hao thrust his hands, which had been behind his back, forward, and three Spirit Talismans unfolded in an instant. A huge Golden Shield emerged in front of the two sword arrays, emitting dazzling light and a piercing screech.

This was evidently a supreme-grade Gold-element Defense Talisman, the Golden Shield Talisman, and it was especially effective against Flying Swords.

Xu Hao's mouth curled up slightly as changes occurred behind him again. The surrounding spiritual energy began to condense into spirit patterns, rapidly forming a Yellow Sand Formation that enveloped Lin Shiming.

As yellow sand cascaded from the sky, Lin Shiming seemed as if he were in a desert.

"The Triple Extreme Yellow Sand Formation, it is aimed at Lin Shiming's Wood Cultivator identity!" The onlookers began to exclaim in surprise—they had not anticipated Xu Hao would play such a card right at the start. The Triple Extreme Yellow Sand Formation would solidify the earth in the vicinity, greatly weakening Wood Binding Techniques.

And it also exerted suppression on Lin Shiming's Formation Swords.

The pervasive yellow sand transformed into numerous sand giants that swung their sandy fists at Lin Shiming.

Meanwhile, Xu Hao's figure disappeared into the swirling sandstorm, accompanied by one superior-grade Spirit Talisman after another crashing towards Lin Shiming as if they cost him nothing.

Lin Shiming's brow furrowed as he felt that his catalysis of Purple Gold Vine was greatly discounted. Even though he still managed to summon it, the purple vines were visibly smaller than before, and their speed was also much slower.

Purple Gold Vines surged out, barely managing to entangle the slow-moving sand giants, but they broke free with a little effort.

The weaker Green Snake Vines were now summoned like green snakes.

Lin Shiming had no choice but to take out the Rolling Divine Plate. As it descended, one sand giant after another was crushed.

The Star Wood Shield and the two sets of Formation Swords managed to block each and every spell that came their way.

"No, he's using a magical treasure!" Just then, the spectators outside the formation noticed that Xu Hao had taken out a talisman inscribed with the Mountain Opening Seal, and he was activating it.

Although this talisman was not a Fifth Rank magical treasure, it was certainly a supreme existence among Fourth Rank magical treasures. Upon its activation, an enormous golden stamp began to materialize in the void and took on an ever more solid form!