Clan Immortal Cultivation: I Can See Hints

The entire hall became eerily silent. Zi Xuan Hermit spoke, but the Black Jiao Hermit did not give him face and did not respond; instead, he continued to stare at Lin Shiming.

Seeing this, Lin Shiming also finally took a deep breath, removed the Storage Bag and Spirit Beast Bag from his waist, and even produced the hidden Storage Bracelet from his sleeve, handing everything over.

All the Magic Artifacts and Spirit Stones were now displayed in front of Black Jiao Hermit and Zi Xuan Hermit.

As the Spiritual Objects and Magic Artifacts were poured out, over a thousand Intermediate Grade Spirit Stones, over a hundred jin of Qingming Iron, as well as the two nascent corporeal zombies in the Heavenly Demon Bag, the Shocking God Drum, Heaven Silkworm Spider Web, Dummy Grass for Fodder, Red-haired Demon Monkey...

A vast array of treasure was presented before the two of them at that moment.

However, there were no Superior Grade Spirit Stones, nor were there any relics left by Lu Changming.

Before entering the city, Lin Shiming had already found a hidden underground location to store everything and had arranged for the Golden Winged Mantis to guard it. He had not worried about the Storage Bag being searched, but rather he was concerned that the Lu Family's cultivators might trace him through the Magic Artifacts or relics and locate his aura.

For instance, Lu Changming had found him through the Golden Luan Eagle, which by now had been thoroughly burned to ashes.

Unexpectedly, this misstep had fortuitously allowed him to dodge a calamity.

"Your disciple has quite the fortune, not bad!" Black Jiao Hermit's expression finally relaxed, not as aggressive as before. However, when he saw the belongings of the Demon Cultivator, he began to carefully study them.

It was obvious that he intended to investigate the artifacts left by the Demon Cultivators and Corpse Cultivators, to see if he could find the leading culprits, Golden Corpse Child and Chen Yunlai. After a thorough check, Black Jiao Hermit's eyebrows raised slightly, and then he picked up the Jade Slip of the Second Rank secret technique of the Corpse Refining Sect.

In his speech, a hint of interest was revealed.

"Preceptor, this Jade Slip was left by a cultivator of the Corpse Refining Sect; your disciple cannot fathom it. Perhaps Preceptor could decipher it!" Lin Shiming also spoke up.

Seeing Lin Shiming's cooperative behavior, Black Jiao Hermit nodded his approval and then spoke:

"Good, this Jade Slip is indeed quite complex. Very well, as a meeting gift, I shall grant you a one-time opportunity to enter the Heavenly River City's Third Rank treasure vault!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Shiming was overjoyed beyond measure.

The merit exchange board of Heavenly River City starts with the heads of ten cultivators of the same rank, and the higher demands are even up to a hundred Demon Cultivator heads. But now, he was allowed to choose at will in the treasure vault.

What he, with the system's prompt, lacked was precisely such an opportunity.

While he was confident in killing cultivators of the same rank, he couldn't ignore that there are higher realms beyond his own, and others more powerful than himself. Even if he was successful, it would inevitably draw the attention of the upper echelons of the Demon Cultivators on the battlefield.

Those Purple Mansion cultivators among the Demon Cultivators don't play by the rules. If they take a liking to you, they would want your body and your divine soul; they certainly wouldn't care about any immortal cultivation rules.

After giving Lin Shiming a token, Black Jiao Hermit claimed to have something to attend to and left.

In the entire grand hall, only Lin Shiming and Zi Xuan Hermit remained.

"Not bad, you might indeed possess a latent Spiritual Body, just like your ancestor!" At this moment, Zi Xuan Hermit looked at Lin Shiming and speculated as much.

When he had taken in Lin Shiming, it had only been because of Lin Xianzhi.

Lin Xianzhi did him a favor, and he, Zi Xuan, promised to protect the Lin Family for some time.

It was just that Lin Xianzhi and the Lin Family's temperament truly suited him, so his support had never wavered, even during this national war.

"A latent Spiritual Body is too illusory. Shiming knows he is only of Third Spirit Root and must focus on the present, enduring arduous cultivation—that is the true path!"

"Good, your temperament isn't bad either. At your age, to have such thoughts, you would earn the term 'genius' even in the Qingxuan Sect!"

"It is indeed embarrassing to admit that, as your master, I've only bestowed upon you a cultivation technique and a Second Rank magic artifact, offering no further aid. Since you've also made a contribution this time, here is a set of Profound Rank sword dao secret techniques that I acquired by chance, unrelated to our sect, which I now bestow upon you!" the Zi Xuan Hermit continued speaking.

At this moment, Lin Shiming was extremely surprised; he hadn't expected that this interrogation would not only avoid mishap but actually turn misfortune into fortune.

The Profound Rank sword technique was far superior to his Purple Wood Profound Heavenly Sword Formation.

Lin Shiming took the jade slip that Zi Xuan Hermit handed to him, excitedly glimpsing at the name of the sword technique.

"Grass Character Sword Technique!"

The simple four-character name seemed like the martial arts of an ordinary mortal cultivator. However, as he read the four words, he only felt a blade of grass emerge in his mind, which, one day, unexpectedly rose with the wind, transforming into a sharp sword.

Heaven-Slaying!

Earth-Splitting!

The heavens shattered!

As the vision faded, Lin Shiming was shocked into a cold sweat. When he regained his composure, he realized he had lost his decorum in front of the Zi Xuan Hermit.

"Please forgive your disciple, Master!"

"No matter, do not let this sword technique be buried. This wood-based sword technique, in my view, is extremely stunning!" the Zi Xuan Hermit said, then picked up the tea cup from the eight-immortal table and began to press down on the spiritual tea with the lid.

Knowing that Zi Xuan Hermit was hinting at his departure, Lin Shiming promptly took his leave.

After leaving the Zi Xuan Hall, Lin Shiming finally relaxed truly. Outside, Xie An, who had learnt that the Hermit Black Jiao had left earlier, knew that Lin Shiming would be fine, and he came up to speak with Lin Shiming.

The relationship between Xie An and the Lin Family was the closest—several of the Lin Family's alchemy and artifact refining shops in the Qingyun Market had shares belonging to Xie An.

Especially after the Li Family disappeared and defected, the entire market had completely fallen into the hands of great Foundation Establishment clans such as the Lin and Qian families, substantially increasing spirit stone revenues. The relationship between the Lin Family and Xie An was growing day by day.

Should Xie An break through to the Purple Mansion, the Lin Family would have yet another support.

"Senior Brother, this is a token of your junior brother's appreciation. Thanks to your arrangements, this time's gains were fruitful!" Lin Shiming took out a storage bag containing thirty jin of Qingming Iron.

This Third Rank material was most suitable for refining spirit armor and was a rare commodity in the Qingxuan Sect—only available in the Heavenly River State that was within Spirit Beast Sect territory.

"Many thanks, Junior Brother!" Xie An accepted it without hesitation; he was at the peak of Foundation Establishment and needed to break through to the Purple Mansion, which required a large amount of spirit stones, even within the sect.

As he already had a familiar relationship with the Lin Family, he naturally did not stand on ceremony.

After bidding farewell to Xie An, Lin Shiming directly returned to the Lin Family's small courtyard. Currently, all members of the Lin Family had returned to their residences, and on the city gates of Heavenly River City, a new batch of cultivators had taken up the guard.

Even if demon cultivators and the Corpse Refining Sect disregarded the costs and attacked again, it would not be easy to take down the city gate, unless the Demon Sect brought out Spirit Insects like the Soul Devouring Ants. Your next journey awaits at empire

However, such Spirit Insects were inherently fierce and nearly impossible to tame as adults. If one were to encounter Soul Devouring Ant eggs, that would require great fortune.

When Lin Shiming returned to his residence, he immediately recounted all the events in detail to Lin Xianzhi, with nothing left out. However, upon hearing that Lin Shiming had acquired a sword technique as well, Lin Xianzhi's face not only lacked joy but became extremely pale.

This was an expression Lin Shiming had never seen on his great-uncle's face before.

And in his opinion, the Grass Character Sword Technique was indeed formidable.

He couldn't understand why his great-uncle would react this way.