But whether it is a true outpouring of emotions, or an act of understanding, remains unknown.
Her eyes sparkled like stars and gems as they stowed away their Jade Pendant and rose from the sea reef, flying towards the rest of the sea. They journeyed along the way, experiencing the local customs and admiring the beautiful scenery all around them.
A Spirit Boat, a pair of lovers, drifting in the vast ocean.
This time belonged solely to them, free from the overbearing presence of the word "Family," as well as the troubles of Cultivation.
Ye Yujiao could walk barefoot, dipping one foot into the sea and playfully kicking up water towards Lin Shiyi.
Lin Shiyi would then grab hold of Ye Yujiao’s foot, teasing her with a smile.
However, unknown to them, an old Foundation Establishment later-stage expert was, at that moment, swiftly approaching from behind.
The elder took out an Array Plate and began setting up one formation after another, clad in a spirit-repelling fine gauze.
Array flags dropped into the sea one by one, and a smile began to creep across the elder’s face.
"Really a pair of naive young ones who do not know the immensity of heaven and earth!" the elder couldn’t help but speak aloud.
The final array flag settled into place.
It transformed into Spirit Light, enveloping a vast expanse of the sea under its glow.
"Oh!" The elder heard a young voice from behind.
Immediately after, he saw a gigantic black tower, growing larger rapidly, becoming akin to a mountain peak in the blink of an eye.
As a terrifying suction force emerged, the elder’s face drastically changed color, and he resisted desperately. Countless magic artifacts flew out, but they were utterly useless.
"You are a Purple Mansion cultivator!" the elder’s complexion turned ashen, as if he had fallen into an ice coffin.
But before he could finish speaking, he was pulled into the inside of the Soul-Suppressing Pagoda.
In the next moment, the formations also dispersed without a trace.
Back on Heavenly Phenomenon Island, Lin Shiming once again entered seclusion. As soundproofing formations fell into place, Lin Shiming entered the Cave Heaven World.
The Soul-Suppressing Pagoda landed in front of him, with the third page of the Sword Storing Book stating that the Tower not only combined suppression, attack, and defense all in one, but most importantly, the Soul-Suppressing Stone could bypass the Family Jade Book and, just like the Blood Demon Body Refinement Art, could be used to investigate the memories of the dead.
Lin Shiming activated the Soul-Suppressing Pagoda and soon the body of the elder appeared. As spiritual seals entered the corpse, the outline of the Family Jade Book materialized out of thin air.
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Instantly, countless dark glows surged towards the Family Jade Book.
Boom!
Shortly afterward, the Family Jade Book exploded, and fragments of memories began to surface.
After a long while, Lin Shiming opened his eyes, having mostly understood the elder’s memories.
The elder was Duan Haoran, the Third Elder of the Duan Family.
The details of the incident with the Ye Family also became clearer; it was no surprise that the previous Family Head of the Ye Family was slain by the Purple Jade Sect.
And the reason was that the Ye Family possessed a Cultivation Technique, the Illusionary Spirit Heart Sutra.
Although the specific rank of the Illusionary Spirit Heart Sutra was unclear, with it, the previous Family Head of the Ye Family could resist a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator while being only in the later stages, indicating the technique was most likely of Earth Rank.
This was also why the Ye Family was driven out by a joint effort from the Duan Family and the Cheng Family.
Lin Shiming wasn’t surprised by the involvement of the Purple Jade Sect, knowing that all three families were its subsidiaries, and underneath the Family ranks, there were also many cultivators who had joined the Purple Jade Sect.
However, he was somewhat taken aback by the revelation of an Earth Rank Technique in the Ye Family’s possession.
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Within a palace of the Purple Jade Sect, the Family Head of the Cheng Family and the Family Head of the Duan Family came together to the palace, where a beautiful woman in brocade quietly sat above them.
"Speak, what matters bring you here?" she asked.
"To report to the Hermit, the late-stage Foundation Establishment expert we arranged to face Lin Shiyi from the Lin Family has died without a sound, and the Jade Slip is shattered!" they replied.
"The Lin Family likely has a Purple Mansion cultivator, and the sea area where the Lin Family is located is quite remote, often frequented by Purple Mansion Great Demons. It’s very possible they have a Purple Mansion cultivator!" the Duan Family Head continued.
The silent death of Duan Haoran had greatly shocked both families!
Perhaps a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator could suppress Duan Haoran, and a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator could slay him, but none would do so silently, leaving no trace or noise to spread out!
"Understood, I will inform Zi Yu Loose. Continue to probe and investigate, and make certain whether the Lin Family is a passing dragon or truly a hidden ancient household!" The Hermit Luo Yun spoke further, then took out a Storage Bag and sent it flying towards the Duan and Cheng families.
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"This is the Spirit Shuttle, a supreme grade flying magic artifact; its speed is almost on par with that of an average Purple Mansion cultivator. Take it and use it!"
Having said that, he flicked his sleeves and signaled the two of them to leave first.
As soon as the Family Heads of the Duan Family and the Cheng Family left, a middle-aged man in purple robes walked to the front of the palace. But at this moment, the figure known as the Purple Jade Hermit was covered in scales and looked extremely fearsome.
It pained the heart of the one called Luo Yun Hermit to see him like this.
"Husband, is the dragon scale poison so difficult to cure?"
"Of course, why do you think Nine Dragon Island maintains its position as number one in the maritime region and can even breed Flood Dragons? Without the antidote from Nine Dragon Island, there is no way to cure it!" The Purple Jade Hermit couldn’t help but sigh, then turned to look at Luo Yun Hermit.
"We can only hope that this newly emerged Lin Family truly has control over the Red Dragon Secret Realm, and that they really do have Golden Dragon Fruit trees!"
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In the days leading up to the wedding, Lin Family Restaurant, Lin Family Pill Pavilion, and Lin Family Artifact Shop also opened one after another.
Accompanied by big red lanterns and spirit light fireworks.
Lin Houyuan also stood in front of Lin Family Restaurant.
However, the effect was not very good, as most cultivators still headed towards the artifact halls and pill pavilions of the Duan and Cheng Families.
They didn’t even give a glance to the Lin Family’s Pill Pavilion or Artifact Shop.
In the past few months, both families had reduced the price of their spirit pills and magic artifacts.
Lin Houyuan was not surprised by this; a new power without reputation or strength would naturally not catch the eye of many cultivators.
Furthermore, the Duan and Cheng families were selling at reduced prices.
The only thought was that the Lin Family had plenty of Spirit Stones to afford renting a shop from the Ye Family and withstand the suppression of the Duan and Cheng families.
Even the cultivators who were interested only lingered on the streets, fearing that if they entered Lin Family’s shops, they would be seen by the Duan Family’s cultivators and miss out on the discounts.
Lin Houyuan looked at the sky, saw that the time was about right, and took out the sign for the trial opening. At last, cultivators from the distance started to arrive one by one, leisurely browsing the shops.
After visiting the other shops, they also entered Lin Family’s Pill Pavilion and Artifact Shop. In no time at all, they left with pill bottles in their hands, looking satisfied, prompting many curious cultivators to take note.
It wasn’t long before several Qi Cultivation hermits became greatly interested and headed towards Lin Family’s Pill Pavilion and Artifact Shop.
And just like the cultivators before them, upon their exit, their friends were immediately amazed.
They could naturally tell that the previous batch of cultivators were planted there.
But the people coming out now were their friends and relatives, who obviously would not easily be bought off; even if they were, as long as the price was right, they could be swayed too.
"Xu Daoyou, how is it?"
"Hurry up and go in, I’ll take you!" the cultivator known as Xu Daoyou immediately said.
"This Lin Family is a major clan, with everything from second-rank to third-rank spirit pills available. The variety probably surpasses Ye Family’s pill shop!"
"And now, during their trial opening, they’re giving away ten Fasting Pills. Although they’re not worth many Spirit Stones, if cultivators from Heavenly Phenomenon Island were to go, you’d all know how much expenses that involves, right!"
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"Moreover, with the current pre-sale, you only need to pay eighty percent of the price. For us Loose Cultivators, they are definitely a conscientious business!"
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The stream of enticing words from Xu Daoyou left his fellow hermits speechless!
If Lin Family Pill Pavilion was really that good, why was it unknown before!
"Xu Daoyou, have you been bought off?"
"How could that be possible? How could I, Xu, be bought off? Our years of friendship stand witness here, do I look like that kind of person to you?"
"Let’s still go then!"
"Don’t! By introducing other cultivators to pre-order at Lin Family Pill Pavilion, as long as you introduce ten people, you get an inferior grade spirit pill! If you bring in fifty, you get an intermediate grade one!"
The others were left speechless by Xu Daoyou, but in a blink, they began to entertain the idea.
"There’s a limit to the number of items available for pre-sale, which is said to be due to the grand wedding of Lin Family’s talented direct descendant and Ye Yujiao of the Ye Family!" Xu Daoyou added again, this time very worried that the others wouldn’t follow him to what he considered the deal of a lifetime.
Once they entered, they began to call each other, and the front of Lin Family’s Pill Pavilion and Artifact Shop started to buzz with activity, much to Lin Houyuan’s satisfaction.
Of course, for the Lin Family, establishing the reputation of Lin Family Restaurant on the wedding day was of utmost importance.
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