hotmtlnovel Chapter 438 - 324: Exposed Identity, Capturing Prisoners (Three-in-One Thanks to Ruyi Langjun for the reward)
Chapter 438 - 324: Exposed Identity, Capturing Prisoners (Three-in-One Thanks to Ruyi Langjun for the reward)
Red Maple City, the maple leaves in late autumn are even more fiery red, laid out in large swaths beneath the continuous city walls, like clusters of burning flames hanging high on the treetops!
Throughout the entire Qingyun mountain range, they stand out exceptionally.
A streak of light fell from the sky and headed straight toward the city wall below.
The city walls of Red Maple City are not tall, even lower than many of the fire maple trees.
Several major families’ cultivators were still mining spiritual ores, even becoming the last hope of some Foundation Establishment families from Yunzhou, while others had already left, having abandoned the veins voluntarily.
The remaining cultivators dared not leave Red Maple City, at least not until Yunling Hermit had returned their share of spiritual ores, Fire Cloud Stone, and Fire Cloud Crystal.
They would not leave!
Lin Shiming took out the Lin Family token, entered through the city walls, and arrived at the loft where he stayed.
"Little Seven!" A voice called out in surprise as Lin Shiyi, stumbling, walked out; with every step he took, it was evident he had sustained no light injuries.
His Divine Sense probed and verified that it was a physical injury, which allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief, but soon he became hesitant again.
Lin Shijie was indeed inside Red Maple City, which did not seem to have been breached.
For Lin Shiyi, a body cultivator, to be hurt like this was even more unusual!
"Second Brother, your injury?"
"Little Seven, don’t be too concerned about my injury. Pay attention to my cultivation level!" Lin Shiyi laughed heartily, then displayed his Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Body Refining Cultivation, as an immense surge of vital energy spread out.
In that moment, Lin Shiming felt as if a towering, fierce ape had descended from the mountain. The fierce aura, the vital essence, even with him at the Purple Mansion, seemed taken aback!
He too practiced the Mountain Ape Body Refining Technique, but Lin Shiyi’s transformation was beyond his expectations.
It even exceeded his understanding of the Mountain Ape Body Refining Technique!
After making his inquiries, Lin Shiming paid a visit to the Zhang Family. Yunling Hermit was still in seclusion, and while Zhang Haogang’s demeanor turned livid upon seeing Lin Shiming since he was still in the late phase of Foundation Establishment and Lin Shiming’s cultivation had surpassed his, he still had to treat him with courtesy!
Lin Shiming, however, did not care; he did not provoke him and even took several rounds inside the Zhang Family’s territory.
In the palm of his hand was a miniature Spirit Ant with sharp fangs, extremely aggressive!
And within Lin Shiming’s mind, he gained a rough understanding of the various arrays laid out by the Zhang Family.
His Divine Sense avoided many sensory arrays and landed on an empty spot, just enough to investigate any activity within Yunling Hermit’s cave.
Once everything was complete, he returned to the loft and settled down in Red Maple City. He did not immediately take out the Flying Fox Order but began to slowly integrate with the magical treasures, refining his Divine Sense.
The Flying Fox Order had shone twice in the miniature world. Evidently, the Qingyun Fox Clan was looking for him.
But separated by a small world barrier, not even with their secret techniques could the Qingyun Fox Clan hope to locate him!
However, these two instances had made him exceedingly cautious.
He hadn’t forgotten the Qingyun Fox Clan woman who came up to him and displayed the Minor Divine Ability of the Illusionary Realm.
Despite having the Root of Calculations and having now broken through to the Purple Mansion, significantly enhancing his Divine Soul, he still must not underestimate it!
If the Turtle Spirit Coconut were not important, the Flying Fox Order would not have lit up. If the crisis were too great, he would rather not take the risk.
His Divine Sense continued to observe Yunling Hermit’s cave as well as the Spiritual Energy inside it.
Should there be any anomalies, he would be aware.
Inside the secret chamber, he practiced the Split Spirit Decision, but by now the Split Spirit Decision increased his Purple Mansion Divine Soul by too little.
Unless he found a higher-order Secret Technique or a Fourth Rank Divine Sense growth elixir.
Otherwise, the progress was indeed too grinding!
But for him, who had come all this way from a Third Spirit Root, cultivation being slow was also a form of cultivation—constant drip wears the stone, step by step, also better adapting to the power of the Divine Soul!