Clan Immortal Cultivation: I Can See Hints

At this moment, Lin Shiming was also watching Lin Shilei and Lin Houxuan with quite a bit of surprise. In his heart, he had some guesses about why Lin Shilei would be like this.

The transformation of the Mingxin Tea Tree was obviously influenced by observing the Golden Thunder Bamboo.

But what he did not expect was that Lin Houxuan, who was at the peak of Qi Cultivation Ninth Level, would have such a breakthrough as well, especially since his failed attempt at the Foundation Establishment had left him with no small sequelae.

Now, seeing his excited yet solemn expression, it was clear that his injuries had greatly improved.

After a while, Lin Shilei was the first to wake up. At this moment, his face was full of excitement:

"Grandfather, Family Head, this Spiritual Tea even contains a hint of thunder attribute Spiritual Energy, which is of great help to me!"

"If it helps a lot, you can drink a few more cups. I will also place a portion in the Treasure Pavilion in the future!" Lin Shiming said, noting also that Lin Shilei had just broken through to the eighth layer of Qi Cultivation, and his Spiritual Energy was not that stable, but now it seemed to be completely solidified, with obvious effects.

He himself would keep some of this Mingxin Tea, but more of it would be placed in the family's Treasure Pavilion.

It would be available for family cultivators to exchange for with contribution points, as there would be more and more family cultivators, and it wouldn't be possible for him to gift each one in need.

The second to wake up was Lin Houxuan, who was extremely excited at the moment:

"Family Head, this Spiritual Tea can heal the injuries sustained after attempting Foundation Establishment, and its effects are in no way inferior to those of a Second Rank Supreme Grade Elixir!"

"With this Spiritual Tea, I'm confident I can make another attempt at Foundation Establishment!"

"It seems this Spiritual Tea is indeed extraordinary!" Lin Shiming nodded, then poured another cup for Lin Houxuan, followed by another for Lin Shilei.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Although the others also experienced growth in their cultivation, the effects were obviously not as good as those of Lin Shilei and Lin Houxuan.

A few more hours passed, and both Lin Shijie and Lin Houyong woke up almost simultaneously.

Both were overjoyed, especially the former.

Lin Shijie had also begun to condense his True Yuan. He was confident that he could break through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage in five to ten years, and he was only fifty years old now. Being at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage at the age of sixty meant that he still had a full one hundred ninety years to attempt to reach the Purple Mansion.

Lin Houyong, albeit slower, if he could fully assimilate, would also see the threshold of True Yuan condensation. In the next twenty or thirty years, he should also have a chance at breakthrough.

Though the time still seemed far off, it was worth noting that before this moment, he even felt that he might remain at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage for the rest of his life.

"Thank you, Family Head!" both of them couldn't help but bow in gratitude, understanding that this Fourth Rank Spiritual Tea was extremely precious to Lin Shiming as well.

This kindness was substantial indeed.

"Big brother, Uncle Five, you are being too formal!" Lin Shiming continued with a smile. These two, when Shiming was young, had taken great care of him; his big brother was the most caring among their generation, while Uncle Five, although a rival seed for Foundation Establishment with his father back then, had also taken good care of him.

After finishing the Spiritual Tea, Lin Shiming proceeded to enquire about the situation of the family over the last decade.

In the past ten years, the family had stopped operating in Xing County Square Market, and the merchant fleets had ceased as well, leaving only the Qingyun Square Market to sell some Spiritual Artifacts and Elixirs. As a result, the family's Spirit Stone revenue was minimal over these years.

However, the distribution of Spirit Peach Liquor and Spirit Fish was ample, ensuring the family cultivators did not fall behind in their cultivation progression.

Meanwhile, the Ascending Immortal Conference was held as usual. In the past ten years, the Lin Family had successfully relocated mortals to Lingnan County, and through intermarriage, they could now select children with Spirit Roots.

The Ze generation was now over a hundred strong, with two Dual Spirit Roots and ten Third Spirit Roots, while the rest were either Fourth Spirit Roots or Quintuple Spirit Roots.

And as expected, most of the talented Dual Spirit Roots and Third Spirit Roots children were born to family cultivators, benefiting from the family's fertility reward policy.

Of course, these ten years hadn't been entirely peaceful.

After two years of campaigning had passed, some Loose Cultivators who had hidden themselves began causing unrest in Yunzhou.

Sects' conscription would call upon most Foundation Establishment cultivators, and some base families with only one Foundation Establishment cultivator had to commit to campaigns.

The Loose Cultivators obviously thought that the Lin Family had no one at the Foundation Establishment level, and even if they did, they would stay at Fangmu Mountain.

Thinking about making a fortune at Nanling Mountain, they then planned to flee Zhao Kingdom.

Seven or eight Qi Cultivation Ninth Level cultivators, bragging as successors of the Seven Fiends, attacked the Mountain Protection Array of Nanling Mountain but were ultimately slain on the spot by Lin Shijie.

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Several days later, deep within the ore vein, with a whizzing sound, a few huge, round, yellow spirit rats suddenly burrowed into the mine.

They twitched their noses and sniffed around.

After detecting no special scent, they vigorously bit into the Golden Iron Stone inside another mine tunnel.

The crunching sound echoed continuously within the mine.

In the blink of an eye, a few pieces of Second Rank Supreme Grade Golden Iron Stone were completely devoured.

The next moment, an even bigger Gold Devouring Rat burst from the entrance, its yellow body now golden, with a larger nose, and incisors that were three inches long.

It clearly possessed the might of a Third Rank being.

As the Third Rank Gold Devouring Rat appeared, another twenty or so Gold Devouring Rats crawled out of the entrance and began to frenziedly gnaw on the Golden Iron Stones in the mine.

Meanwhile, the Third Rank Gold Devouring Rat lay quietly, pressing its sharp ears to the ground.

With another rustling sound, two more huge gold Gold Devouring Rats emerged, similarly sized to the previous one, and started digging toward the depths of the mine.

The digging noises grew louder, and at that moment, a mass of golden figures nearly filling the entire burrow truly appeared.

It was the Third Rank Gold Devouring Rat King; upon landing, it, too, like the two Gold Devouring Rats before it, started digging towards the deeper parts of the mine, completely ignoring the Second Rank Golden Iron Stones.

What they didn't know was that Lin Shiming was hiding alone in a Concealment Formation nearby, clothed in a Qinglian Taoist Robe.

Lin Shiyi and the others had realized that the Gold Devouring Rats' noses could not be blocked by regular Concealment Formations, which was the reason they could not handle them.

However, at this moment, Lin Shiming, wearing the Qinglian Taoist Robe along with the Concealment Formation, had apparently managed to hide successfully.

He didn't make a move at that moment but watched as the three Third Rank Gold Devouring Rats dug in the soil.

Soon, he saw something that made his eyes light up—a purer cluster of ironstone appeared in his line of sight.

"As expected!" Lin Shiming was excited inwardly.

The ironstone in front of him had a crystal shape like that of a Spirit Stone, the higher version of the Second Rank Golden Iron Stone—the Third Rank Golden Iron Crystal.

When the Third Rank Golden Iron Crystal appeared, the largest Gold Devouring Rat King began to gnaw at it, making crunching noises.

The other two Third Rank Gold Devouring Rats continued to dig.

But the next moment, the sound of the Shocking God Drum resonated, stunning all the spirit rats with its reverberation, especially the Gold Devouring Rat pressing its ears to the ground, from which golden blood emerged.

On the other hand, the Third Rank Rat King was unharmed, but the next moment, a huge black grinding wheel began to spin again, coupled with a Split Spirit Blade from Lin Shiming, thoroughly dealing with the Third Rank Rat King as well.

And the next moment, thirty-six Superior Grade Formation Swords flew out,

slaughtering all four Third Rank Gold Devouring Rats on the spot.