Clan Immortal Cultivation: I Can See Hints

Chapter 548 - 366: Failure, Success (Two in One for Monthly Tickets)_2

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Lin Shiming crossed the cave dwelling and looked towards Lin Shitao.

At this moment, Lin Shitao's face was pale as she spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, clearly having suffered a backlash from her failed breakthrough.

"Seventh brother, I failed..." Lin Shitao looked up at Lin Shiming, who rushed in first, her face full of dejection.

Just like her, Lin Shijie had consumed Purple Mansion Jade Liquid and also had Dual Spirit Roots of fire and wood, yet Lin Shijie succeeded while she failed.

Of course, whether Lin Shijie succeeded in his breakthrough or not didn't greatly affect him; what mattered was that her failure meant the gap between her cultivation level and that of Lin Shiming's would only grow wider.

In her view, there might come a day when she was on her deathbed, while Lin Shiming remained in the prime of his life.

How painful would that be!

A Foundation Establishment had a lifespan of two hundred and fifty years, a Purple Mansion spanned five hundred years, a Golden Core a thousand!

Lin Shiming shone like a brilliant star, and she might fade away. Experience new stories on My Virtual Library Empire

Because of cultivation, it might even be possible that the days Lin Shiming could accompany her would be extremely short.

It might not even compare to the decades of love between mortals!

"It's alright, you just need to try the breakthrough again!" Lin Shiming took Lin Shitao into his arms.

He gently patted her on the back.

"Seventh brother, let's have a child!" Lin Shitao said after a long silence.

This surprised Lin Shiming as well; clearly, Lin Shitao had lost confidence in breaking through to the Golden Core stage.

"Don't worry needlessly, you're only eighty years old, you still have well over a century left, and there's always the lifespan fruit. Breaking through to the Golden Core is just a trifle!" Lin Shiming said.

Of course, his heart was anything but calm at the moment.

Lin Shitao's worries were because of him. He knew that before Lin Shitao's breakthrough to the Purple Mansion, he should perhaps take her around to see the sea, watch the sunrise, and experience the four seasons of peach blossoms.

Maybe then, the ending would be different.

Lin Shiming took out some Red Spirit Fish and a black mysterious Spirit Fish and personally started cooking a spiritual meal for Lin Shitao.

Failing the breakthrough required replenishing her vital energy and blood, and Lin Shiming also pondered that maybe he should enhance the Mingxin Tea Tree again to a Third Rank Supreme Grade and catalyze its innate spirit leaves, perhaps clearing the adverse effects caused by the Formation Artifact Manual.

Lin Shitao was a Dual Spirit Root cultivator, and while her failure to break through to the Purple Mansion was partially due to lack of experience, after having been through the Illusionary Heart Pavilion, she wasn't exceptionally bad off. The most significant factor was still the influence from the Formation Artifact Manual.

Watching Lin Shiming cook the spiritual meal, Lin Shitao's complexion improved slightly, and a smile squeezed onto her face.

Lin Shiming caressed her silky hair, and the two spent several hours together in the cave dwelling.

He hadn't forgotten that his most crucial objective was to safely retreat from the Purple Sun Secret Realm.

He couldn't know when Xu Ri True Person would make his move, but only the Purple Sun Sword could guarantee his safe departure.

Within the Sword Pavilion, Lin Shiming once again stood before the Sword Ladder. This time, Lin Zeli was also attempting to climb, clearly tempering his Sword Intent. Lin Shiming praised him a few words, then began to try transmitting his voice to the Flaming Sword.

"Senior Flaming Sword?"

"Lin boy, what's the matter?" Having witnessed Lin Shiming's talent in the Sword Dao, the Flaming Sword had become less indifferent and rather more expectant.

With the Taiyi Sword Grass seeds as a magical treasure, and having reached the third realm of Sword Intent with ease—Sword Birth Myriad Laws—it was very likely that in the future, he could enter the Divine Mountain and explore the Taibai Sword Palace once more.

"May I ask, Senior, does Spirit Cultivation also require Spiritual Medicine?" Lin Shiming ventured cautiously.

Since the Flaming Sword initially required the cultivation of Sword Imbuement Technique as a carrier, and later on needed Spirit Veins for Spirit Cultivation, he guessed Spirit Cultivation might also require Spiritual Medicine.

If it did require Spiritual Medicine, then the Flaming Sword could certainly join him.

After all, protecting Lin Shiming was also protecting Spiritual Medicines that were more than five thousand years old. With his Spirit Ants to capture Spiritual Medicine, he was still quite confident!

"Of course it's needed, but my current realm is equivalent to the Golden Core Stage, which your Lin Family can't provide!" The Flaming Sword didn't bother to hide this, as it had been impossible to hide since unleashing the sword force capable of slaying the avatar of a Liu He True Person.

In fact, the transformation to Spirit Cultivation was somewhat similar to that of a wood demon's. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been possible for Lin Shiming's Sword Pill method to involve the Soul Summoning Sword.

It's just that the transformation to Spirit Cultivation is much more difficult than that of a wood demon's.

"How is Senior Flaming Sword's recovery? This junior happens to have a secret realm with Spiritual Medicine older than five thousand years, but as for how to protect the Spiritual Medicine, that's where I encounter difficulties!" Lin Shiming was forthright, sharing about the Purple Sun Secret Realm.

However, he didn't mention the fact that a Golden Core True Person was coveting his Star Body Refining Technique.

"I can certainly help with this matter. Moreover, get a Fifth Rank Spirit Vein earlier, as recovering with a Fourth Rank Spirit Vein is too much trouble!" The Flaming Sword spoke without any pretense.

Although the Fire Attribute Spirit Veins of the Lin Family were pure, their rank was still far too low, and moreover, Lin Shiming had used them for nurturing his Lifebound Treasures, and they were being used by many cultivators for their cultivation as well.

"Then I shall impose upon Senior!" Lin Shiming said with an embarrassed smile. His nurturing of the Soul-Suppressing Pagodas had indeed divided much of the Spiritual Energy, and he had also opened up Cave Heaven.

The Flaming Sword was already aware of the Cave Heaven, and Lin Shiming wasn't worried about it for two reasons. First, there was no system notification to indicate an issue, and second, if the Flaming Sword truly had intentions, everything of the Lin Family, including Lin Shiming, was within easy reach for it. In the secret realm, the Flaming Sword had already entered the Cave Heaven once.

Additionally, when in Qingxuan Sect, it had saved Lin Shiming's life at the risk of its own, so naturally, Lin Shiming felt embarrassed to make the Flaming Sword enter the Spirit Beast Bag.

Packing away the Flaming Sword, after leaving the Sword Pavilion, Lin Shiming headed for the summit of Thousand Wood Peak.

The Soul-Suppressing Pagoda atop Thousand Wood Peak had been tended to for nearly ten years, and the one on Five Flames Peak had been nurtured for a full four years.

By the time Lin Shiming reached the summit of Thousand Wood Peak, he saw that at the mouth of the lava, the dragon-shaped Spiritual Energy was still spewing towards the Soul-Suppressing Pagoda.

The Soul-Suppressing Pagoda had changed drastically, not only richer in Spiritual Energy but its surface was also covered with numerous fiery red Spirit Patterns.

The entire pagoda seemed even more brimming with Spiritual Energy!