Chapter 91: Chapter 91: Treasure Hunt in Lingnan
In the small wooden hut, Lin Shiming took a long breath of relief, feeling extremely satisfied and relaxed, having now gone through all the Jade Slips.
Some of these Jade Slips were about spell techniques, while the rest were about beast taming.
Apart from an introductory true explanation on beast taming, there was also a Spirit Insect list crafted by the Spirit Beast Sect, the Heaven and Earth Demonic Insect List.
There were also two beast taming elixir formulas, one was an elixir that promoted the breeding of Demonic Beasts, the Seduction Demon Pill, and another formula that helped Demonic Beasts advance, the Breakthrough Demon Pill.
For Lin Shiming at this moment, the Seduction Demon Pill was naturally of no use, but the Breakthrough Demon Pill was something he urgently needed.
The Golden Winged Mantis had already begun to manifest its third pair of wings, which was also the reason for its terrifying speed. Before, Lin Shiming thought that the Golden Winged Mantis was a mutation, but after obtaining the Heaven and Earth Demonic Insect List,
he just learned that the Golden Winged Mantis possessed the bloodline of the Six-Winged Sky Mantis, ranked eighty-nine on the list.
Once the six wings are fully formed, it could completely break through to the Third Rank and become a Foundation Establishment Stage Demonic Beast.
By then, even if Lin Shiming's future opponents were all Foundation Establishment Cultivators, with the Golden Winged Mantis by his side, he would possess formidable combat strength when facing them.
After organizing all his gains, Lin Shiming took the Red Spirit Fish and headed for Lin Houyuan's cave dwelling.
Lin Shiming first sent out a Sound Transmission Talisman, discovering that the latter was in the furthest wooden hut among several small ones.
And Lin Xianzhi, the Seventh Great-Uncle, and Lin Houyong, the fifth uncle, were both present.
When Lin Shiming arrived, they were discussing when to take over Lingnan County and who would be assigned to guard it.
With the family's current good financial situation, if they wanted to grow, they naturally had to increase the number of family cultivators. And to increase the number of family cultivators, the base number of mortals also had to rise.
Although Lingnan County didn't have a large population, if managed carefully, raising tens of thousands of mortals was not an issue.
Of course, the bandit den of the Seven Fiends in Lingnan also had to be swept clean; there was an inferior-grade Third Rank Spirit Vein there that could support a Foundation Establishment Cultivator's cultivation and relieve the pressure on the Spirit Veins of Fangmu Mountain.
"Uncle Nine, Seventh Great-Uncle, let me go. Both the family estate and Xing County Square Market cannot afford any mishaps right now. Houyong has yet to establish any merit previously, so this would be a good opportunity for him to share the family's worries and redevelop Lingnan County!" Lin Houyong volunteered with a bow.
The Seven Fiends of Lingnan were already dead, leaving only a few Qi Cultivators at the Spirit Vein mountain, so naturally, it would be better to take over the location sooner rather than later.
"Agreed!" Lin Xianzhi nodded. Lin Houyong had used the family's Foundation Establishment Pill, but still owed the family a great deal of contribution points. Currently, the family also needed to provide Lin Houyong with Consolidation Pills and Third Rank Magic Artifacts, all of which were advances on his contribution points.
"As for the Sect, I will have Brother Xie help us argue for the official designation of Lingnan County as family territory!"
Just then, Lin Shiming's system notification chimed again:
"Please participate in the cleansing of Lingnan County, and you shall gain possession of the Wu Clan cultivator's cave dwelling!"
As soon as the system notification sounded, an image of the Minor Divine Ability Tree immediately flashed in Lin Shiming's mind.
In the memory of the Heavenly Wood Heart of the Wood Demon, the Minor Divine Ability Tree was taken away together with other items, which meant it must be in the Wu Clan cultivator's possession. Since it wasn't in the Storage Bag, it must have already been planted by the Wu Clan cultivator.
And as far as he knew, the vaguer the system prompt, the greater the potential rewards.
Just like the incident at Peach Blossom Valley.
"Seventh Great-Uncle, Shiming has just had a breakthrough and needs to stabilize his cultivation. Why don't we go to Lingnan County together?" Lin Shiming suggested with a wave of his hand.
However, Lin Xianzhi and Lin Houyuan were visibly frowning.
They were supportive of Lin Shiming's desire for real-world experience, but at this time, Lin Shiming had already caught the attention of the Li Family. If anything were to happen to him in Lingnan County, they would be completely helpless in Xing County!
"Seventh Great-Uncle, Father, Shiming is aware of his situation, so please let me follow in secret!" Lin Shiming spoke up again.
Seeing Lin Shiming's insistence, Lin Xianzhi and Lin Houyuan finally nodded in agreement, but they only permitted Lin Shiming to act from the shadows.
This trip to Lingnan County indeed required some cultivators with considerable strength. Although Lin Shiming could not make a public appearance, he was still capable of handling some matters for Lin Houyong.
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Seeing Lin Xianzhi's consent, Lin Shiming also felt relieved. He then took out the Red Spirit Fish, which were needed by the family for breeding and could add another stream of income for the clan.
After receiving the Red Spirit Fish, Lin Xianzhi asked Lin Shiming to stay behind alone.
"Shiming, here is a set of flags for the second-rank supreme-grade defensive array, the Five Spirit Mysterious Bell Formation. You have talismans, but remember, you must protect yourself well before activating the talismans!"
"Thank you, Seventh Great-Uncle!" Lin Shiming was overjoyed to receive the array flags, never expecting his great-uncle to have prepared a set of defensive array flags just for him.
This set of array flags was priceless to Qi Cultivators. A second-rank peak defensive array could fend off a general Foundation Establishment cultivator for a brief moment, as long as the supply of Spirit Stones was sufficient.
After leaving Lin Xianzhi's wooden hut, Lin Shiming crossed through the bamboo forest to enter the marketplace controlled by his clan in Xing County.
When he looked back using his Divine Sense to scan the quiet bamboo forest and its several huts, he discovered that apart from the bamboo, there was nothing else under his Divine Sense.
Lin Shiming first visited his family's Lin Clan Trading Alliance, where he sought out Lin Houyuan to purchase the spiritual objects needed for the trip to Lingnan County.
With nearly twenty thousand Spirit Stones in his storage bag, he was feeling unusually generous.
He first bought two hundred catties of Spirit Water, prepared for the three Spirit Beasts. There was no lack of Demonic Beast meat, as they had just slaughtered four Demonic Beasts the previous few days, and there were still many corpses of Demon Serpents. He had also obtained ten bottles of Beast Nurturing Pills from the Second Elder before he left.
The only thing missing was the Spirit Water that the three Spirit Beasts had been drinking since they were young.
Besides that, he sold all of his second-rank superior-grade magic artifacts, as well as a few second-rank supreme-grade ones that he no longer needed.
He kept only four Supreme Grade Spirit Swords, two Supreme Grade Spirit Shields, one Profound Spirit Ring, one Sky-Entrapping Bell, in addition to the Golden Thread Silver Wire, Profound Soul Needle, and the Five Elements Tower.
All other artifacts were sold, totaling six thousand Spirit Stones.
This was still selling to the family, whose offer was slightly less than the normal market price. Otherwise, he could have gotten even more Spirit Stones.
In return, he acquired over a dozen talismans containing second-rank superior-grade spells, plus one Earth Escape Talisman, one Wind Escape Talisman, and one Water Escape Talisman.
Moreover, Lin Shiming also browsed the entire market, gathering the main and auxiliary ingredients required to make the Demon Core Breaking Pill. Regrettably, there was no trace of the two main ingredients, the Tearful Ginseng and Jade Demon Fruit; he only managed to procure some auxiliary ingredients.
However, he was not disappointed – the Demon Core Breaking Pill was, after all, a third-rank elixir. If the primary ingredients were so easy to obtain, the cultivator with the surname Wu would probably have already found them for his Demonic Beast's pill.
That night, Lin Shiming followed quietly behind the Spirit Boat controlled by Lin Houyong, riding on the Golden Luan Eagle and hastening towards Lingnan County in the evening.
Lin Houyong didn't fly the Spirit Boat too swiftly. The group of cultivators numbered ten, which included five cultivators of the 'Hou' generation in the late stages of Qi Cultivation, and five cultivators of the 'Shi' generation in the mid stages of Qi Cultivation.
And these people would all be stationed in the South Nanling Mountain within Lingnan County for several years to come.