"At the very least, I must be able to defend against his Soul-Suppressing Pagoda. Only with that level of strength will it suffice!"
Lin Shiming couldn’t help but sigh inwardly; he had thought that taking control of Heavenly Phenomenon Island would allow him to develop without worries, yet now he realized that he must always be cautious of Nine Dragon Island.
He also had to increase his Qi Cultivation level to the Purple Mansion Middle Stage as soon as possible. At this moment, he had quite a few Red Lotus Pills in his Storage Bag.
Lin Shiming began investigating Luo Yun Hermit and likewise encountered the Flood Dragon Painting Jade Slip.
Obviously, this Flood Dragon Painting was the Sect’s Jade Book from the major power of Nine Dragon Island, far surpassing any jade slip belonging to other families.
However, the power of the Soul-Suppressing Pagoda could also capture some information.
Perhaps only when ten Soul-Suppressing Pagodas are combined can the Sect’s Jade Book of a major clan be completely deciphered.
After looking into the two Hermits, Lin Shiming began to investigate those five Purple Jade Sect Foundation Establishment peak Cultivators who had fled first.
After checking each one, Lin Shiming eventually had a grasp on the situation.
The Southern Sea Cultivation World was indeed much richer than the Eastern Domain. The Purple Jade Sect controlled one Profound Grade Secret Realm and three Yellow Grade Secret Realms. Besides, there were two Intermediate Grade Spirit Stone veins and three Inferior Grade Spirit Stone veins!
And the income from the Transmission Formation was hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones each year, though seventy percent had to be handed over to Xu Ri Island.
Almost every hundred years, they would encounter a beast tide as well!
Moreover, every ten years they had to pay a larger amount of tribute in Spirit Stones, and complete three tasks for the Coral Alliance. These tasks included materials from Purple Mansion Demonic Beasts and Spirit Veins; needless to say, none of the tasks were particularly easy.
But aside from that, the freedom was quite high, as long as you managed the relationships with the responsible True Persons well, there were basically no restrictions.
Otherwise, even Zi Yu Loose, who was half-Flood Dragon, could not have stayed on Heavenly Phenomenon Island for so long.
Of course, what was most important was that Heavenly Phenomenon Island of the Purple Jade Sect had two Fourth Rank Spiritual Veins, one Fourth Rank Intermediate Grade Spiritual Vein, and one Fourth Rank Inferior Grade Pure Water Spirit Vein!
These were the treasures that made Lin Shiming delighted.
With these Spirit Veins, not only could he use them to nurture treasures and nourish another Soul-Suppressing Pagoda, but he could also feed them to the Star Spirit Clam, aiding in its cultivation of the Starlight Tempering Body Technique.
Besides, Lin Shiming also learned that every ten years, the Coral Alliance would hold a large auction inside the island, taken turns by the True Persons of the twelve inlying islands. There was only one year left before the next auction started, and the location would be Xu Ri Island.
This was an excellent opportunity for Lin Shiming to meet a True Person, pay respects to the sect, and, who knows, maybe even sell the Buddha Sect Technique at this grand event.
After searching through the possessions of several peak Foundation Establishment Elders, Lin Shiming did not continue, as he now felt his Divine Soul to be extremely heavy. Searching through so many souls had exerted great pressure on his Divine Soul.
He started to examine the gains from this endeavor, seeing seven Storage Bags spread out before him.
Lin Shiming checked each one, organizing them by category.
In the end, he obtained five Magical Treasures. Among them, the Crescent Moon Guard Blade was a Fourth Rank Superior Grade Magical Treasure, making it quite precious. Apart from that, there was a piece of Purple Jade Fabric Magical Treasure of Fourth Rank Intermediate Grade.
Fabric Magical Treasures were new to Lin Shiming, and their main function was concealment, which was why he hadn’t noticed Zi Yu Loose and Luo Yun Hermit. If it weren’t for the system prompt, he might have been susceptible to a sneak attack.
The remaining three Magical Treasures were less powerful, with one defensive treasure being more valuable; the other two were even less remarkable.
Lin Shiming wasn’t surprised. Zi Yu Loose’s Minor Divine Ability had been obtained by consuming a Minor Divine Ability fruit, and purchasing that fruit consumed most of his wealth, causing him to exchange the majority of his treasures for Spirit Stones.
And later, he purchased a portion of Purple Mansion Jade Liquid for Luo Yun Hermit.
The most formidable Intermediate Grade Fourth Rank Magical Treasure, the Cold Iron Shield, was destroyed by Lin Shiming’s sword.
The remaining magic artifacts were more plentiful, with several Supreme Grade artifacts not bad at all but of no use to him!
Besides the magic artifacts, the gains from the Purple Jade Sect in secret techniques were also considerable. They obtained one Profound Rank Supreme Grade Water Origin Scripture, capable of cultivation to the Golden Core Early Stage, five Profound Rank Intermediate Grade techniques, in addition to seven Profound Rank Inferior Grade techniques, which did not overlap with the Lin Family’s techniques, greatly supplementing the Lin Family’s cultivation technique resources.
And, what the Lin Family lacked the most, the Fourth Rank talisman inheritance, was finally completed with the addition from the Purple Jade Sect.
Thus, the Lin Family Cultivation’s four arts all reached the Fourth Rank inheritance level.
Lin Shiming then took out a Jade Slip which contained the methods he longed for regarding island transplantation and stabilization.
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However, the Seven Stars Colored Elephant Formation wasn’t among them, otherwise, if the Lin Family had mastered and set it up near Shuangmu Island, they would have one more method at their disposal.
Lin Shiming then saw the recipe for Purple Jade Wine, which was also the first Fourth Rank wine recipe obtained by the Lin Family.
The future Lin Family Restaurant would also be moved to Purple Jade Pavilion.
After sorting through for nearly half an hour, Lin Shiming stood up again!
He looked towards the Water Attribute Pure Spirit Vein, which he planned to move. It involved the secret technique of treasure extraction from spirit veins, something he dared not carry out on Heavenly Phenomenon Island.
Such secret techniques could even tempt a true person of the Coral Alliance.
Above the spirit vein, there was a clear pond as wide as a basin, within which flowed a thin layer of Fourth Rank Spiritual Liquid.
Lin Shiming waved his sleeves and collected the Fourth Rank Spiritual Liquid. At the same time, he took out a formation to isolate the Spirit Pool.
From a distance, Lin Xianzhi and others also arrived. Lin Shiming listed the treasures he had obtained onto a jade slip and handed it to Lin Xianzhi for inspection. The remaining treasures were all given to his father, who now managed the family’s treasury.
The Lin Family’s awards would also be handled by Lin Houyuan.
"Seventh great-uncle, this Fourth Rank Spirit Pool may still require your help to be transplanted back to Fangmu Island!"
Fangmu Island just happened to be short of a Fourth Rank Spiritual Vein, and for Lin Xianzhi, this was exactly what they desired!
"Good!" Lin Xianzhi nodded in agreement.
Lin Shiming then turned to Lin Houshou and the others.
"Second uncle, the Transmission Formation can also start to be repaired now. In a few days, I’ll be heading to Xu Ri Island!" Lin Shiming continued.
With the remnants of the Purple Jade Sect eradicated, the repair of the Transmission Formation was natural. Otherwise, there would still be many cultivators from other forces on Heavenly Phenomenon Island; if they were to be held accountable together, the Lin Family might not be able to withstand it.
"No problem!" Lin Houshou nodded, he now had a Buddha Sect magical treasure and was not worried about Blood Demon Soul Invasion.
After assigning tasks, Lin Shiming then headed towards the Cheng and Duan families!
But just as Lin Shiming descended from Zi Yu Mountain, he saw the family heads of the two families kneeling at the foot of the mountain.
"Respectfully reporting to the hermit, the Duan and Cheng families have collected three Fourth Rank Spiritual Wine designs and fifteen Third Rank ones!" Upon seeing Lin Shiming, they repeatedly shouted.
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The Purple Jade Sect was erased in an instant, completely clean, without leaving any trace, truly achieving root and branch eradication.
If the Lin Family were to take action due to previous events and exterminate both of their families as well, it would be just as effortless. And there were reasons aplenty, collusion with the Purple Jade Sect!
As they spoke, they also presented their Storage Bags.
Lin Shiming took the Storage Bags and found that in addition to the complete Spiritual Wine, they also recorded a copy of their core cultivation techniques and family inheritances.
There were also one million Superior Grade Spirit Stones split between the two families, five hundred thousand for each family.
Magical Treasures, each of which included one Supreme Grade item!
For the Lin Family, these Spirit Stones and magical treasures were not considered precious, but for the Cheng and Duan families, it nearly exhausted half of their wealth!
This was truly the Lin Family’s swift action; in less than a month, they had avenged the incident of Jiuxiao Scatter Man crashing the wedding.
"Alright, get up. Stabilize the situation in the Heavenly Phenomenon City marketplace. I do not wish to witness the incompetence of your three major families!" Lin Shiming then dismissed the two of them.
After collecting the Spiritual Wine, Lin Shiming felt his odds of winning had increased once again. By using the Spiritual Wine to summon Jiuxiao Scatter Man as a guest elder, it served as another bargaining chip for when he faced Xu Ri True Person!
At the same time, his thirteenth uncle could also gain similar cultivation techniques, perhaps even walking the path of a Wine Immortal.
Lin Shiming took half a drop of each of the Spiritual Wines to taste and confirm there were no issues. Then, he steered the Spirit Boat back to Shuangmu Island.
This time, Lin Houwei remained behind to bolster defenses. Moreover, the Lin Family’s Illusionary Heart Pavilion was also completed, and Lin Shiming was curious to see who the Lin Family’s second Spiritual Body would be!
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