Clan Immortal Cultivation: I Can See Hints

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The Elders beside them were also listening with parched throats, for this was a Yellow Grade Secret Realm, and it should be known that the Qingxuan Sect had only three.

Of course, that was the number openly acknowledged; the exact count of secret realms in the shadows was unclear.

But this already highlighted the Lin Family's advancement toward becoming a Purple Mansion Family.

A vein of Golden Iron Stone, the appearance of a Third Rank Artifact Refiner and Third Rank Alchemist in the Formation Artifact Manual, and now a formula for the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid—if they could gather the spiritual medicines required for the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid and successfully concoct it by chance, the Lin Family's ascent to becoming a Purple Mansion Family would be within reach.

Now, with the addition of a Yellow Grade Secret Realm, even if it were opened only once every ten years, it would still provide a massive supply of spiritual medicine for the Lin Family.

Even though it was only a Yellow Grade Secret Realm, capable of cultivating up to Second Rank and Third Rank spiritual medicines, it was entirely sufficient for the Lin Family.

"Shiming, how secure is this information?" Lin Xianzhi asked once again.

"Everyone privy to it is present here, along with that cultivator from the Lei Family!" Lin Shiming responded solemnly, adding,

"Good, from today onward, this matter must not be discussed further. Wait until I have purchased the Family Jade Book from Qingxuan City to talk again!" Lin Xianzhi commanded, then fixed his authoritative gaze on everyone present.

The matter of the Yellow Grade Secret Realm was of tremendous consequence; should word leak out, even if the Qingxuan Sect did not make a statement, the various Purple Mansion cultivators from the sect would come knocking on their door demanding answers.

And the Family Jade Book was a Fourth Rank Magical Treasure, similar to the War Treasure Ship in that Foundation Establishment cultivators could use it. Its function was also extremely special, establishing forbidding formations in the minds of direct family members, preventing ordinary cultivators from soul-searching.

One attempt at soul-searching would immediately trigger a self-destruct mechanism.

The Lei Family cultivator survived an encounter with several Black Wind Fortress Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivators precisely because of the forbidden formation in his mind.

Of course, while this Family Jade Book was precious, it was not as priceless as the War Treasure Ship. Eight or nine hundred thousand Spirit Stones would suffice to purchase it.

"Additionally, the family will now begin its first competition. Those in the later and middle stages of Qi Cultivation, as well as those in the early stages, must all become the key support targets for the family!" Lin Xianzhi spoke again.

"Yes, Seventh Great-Uncle!" Lin Shiming, as the Family Head, immediately consented.

However, before that, Lin Shiming took out a Jade Slip from a Deacon of Duo Bao Tower and handed it to Lin Xianzhi.

"Seventh Great-Uncle, this was given to me by Xiao Chen, the Deacon of Duo Bao Tower, to pass on to you!"

"Oh!" Lin Xianzhi's face showed surprise upon hearing this.

But after reading the Jade Slip, his expression turned icy in an instant.

Clearly, the message within the Jade Slip had startled Lin Xianzhi as well.

"Seventh Great-Uncle, is it about exploring the secret realm?" Lin Shiming ventured to ask.

Considering Xiao Chen's urgent need for Purple Mansion spiritual medicines and his likely short lifespan, since he hadn't traded for Purple Mansion spiritual medicines in the exchange meeting and none were available at the auction, the only explanation left was exploring a secret realm.

Lin Xianzhi nodded but said nothing more.

Seeing this, Lin Shiming dared not inquire further. Instead, he began to arrange the family competition. Fortunately, although he was the Family Head, the family had seven main branches, and the competition was entirely managed by the Law Enforcement Hall.

With the cultivation and experience of the Great Elder, Lin Yuqing, it was entirely sufficient.

After dealing with these matters, Lin Shiming also returned to his cave dwelling.

Truly, their recent battle had been extremely perilous, with both Profound Spirit Mountain and that mysterious Spirit Drum causing him a great deal of trouble.

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Fortunately, in the end, the standoff was broken by the Golden Winged Mantis and the Xue Sha Thunder.

This also served as a wake-up call for him; if individual Loose Cultivators had such tactics, dealing with experienced disciples from large families would likely be even more troublesome.

While he thought this, he also took out all the loot he had gathered.

Since all the enemies were Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and he had killed them by himself, all three Storage Bags were his to claim.

He first took out the Storage Bag of the middle-aged Cultivator and the treasures from Profound Spirit Mountain appeared before his eyes. As he picked up the Profound Spirit Mountain, he only felt a solid and unadorned cool touch. When he applied a bit of True Yuan, the weight suddenly increased, and in an instant, it felt like it had the force of thousands of jun.

This was just from applying a bit of True Yuan. If he were to use full power, transforming it into the size of a large mountain, it would weigh at least ten thousand jun.

If struck accidentally, even a third-rank late stage Cultivator would likely have no chance of survival.

He carefully stored the Profound Spirit Mountain. He wouldn't use the mountain himself, but it would be perfect for the Red-haired Demon Monkey after its breakthrough.

Besides that, the middle-aged Cultivator's Storage Bag contained few Spirit Stones, only tens of thousands. There were a few third-rank inferior grade magic swords, but to Lin Shiming, they were hardly worth a second glance. He could sell them off casually at any market or even at the Xing County Square Market.

The rest of the bottles and jars held no substantial value.

Not even a piece of Inner Armor was present.

The poverty of the middle-aged Cultivator's Storage Bag made Lin Shiming somewhat worried that the elderly blue-robed character's and the little mustachioed Cultivator's Storage Bags would also have little of worth.

As expected, in the little mustachioed Cultivator's Storage Bag, he only found over a hundred thousand Spirit Stones complemented by a common third-rank intermediate grade magic sword, and two third-rank inferior grade Magical Treasures.

These items, of course, didn't catch Lin Shiming's eye either.

The last Storage Bag belonged to the elderly blue-robed character, and to Lin's surprise, upon inspection, he was taken aback.

There were over six hundred thousand inferior grade Spirit Stones alone. In addition, there were numerous elixirs; there were ten bottles of third-rank Essence Pills used for advancing one's cultivation level and about a dozen third-rank inferior grade Spirit Talismans.

Last were the Magical Treasures—an enigmatic third-rank superior grade Spirit Drum, plus a third-rank intermediate grade silken web Magical Treasure, and two third-rank intermediate grade magic swords, the total value easily exceeding a million Spirit Stones.

After finishing the inspection, Lin Shiming was overjoyed; the elderly blue-robed individual turned out to be unexpectedly wealthy, probably even more so than the average descendants of large families.

But thinking of the enigmatic Spirit Drum, Profound Spirit Mountain, and the silken web Magical Treasure, he suspected that even some of the more powerful peak mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators would fall to their hands.

Especially people like the elderly blue-robed individual—clearly they targeted only small family disciples or Loose Cultivators, and they were selective in their targets. Lin suspected that in Qingxuan City, they were not only after him!

While Lin Shiming was delighted, he first picked up the Spirit Drum. The drum was only about the size of a basin, accompanied by two drumsticks embroidered with dazzling Spirit Patterns, perfectly matching the Spirit Drum.

When Lin tried to strike it, he suddenly discovered that the Spirit Drum consumed Divine Sense. The next moment, his face turned pale.

He gave up on the idea of playing the drum, as it seemed that only the Divine Sense of a mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator could barely control it.

Although his Divine Sense was far superior to an average early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, it had not yet reached the level of mid-stage, which aroused Lin Shiming's curiosity.

How was it that the elderly blue-robed individual could play the drum, control the silken web and also wield two third-rank intermediate grade magic swords?

The strength of his Divine Sense was somewhat unexpected.

Upon this thought, Lin Shiming started searching through the elderly blue-robed character's Storage Bag for Jade Slips.

Soon enough, he found a redwood bookshelf in a corner. The bookshelf was clearly ancient, and upon it, instead of books, there was a row of Jade Slips!