Chapter 251: Hints and Layout (Two in One)_2
This scene felt familiar to Lin Shiming!
Wasn't this Li Chengzhi's Spirit Exquisite Insect Gu?
At the time of that tracking, even his Seventh Great Uncle couldn't detect it, and now Qian Bosheng and the others had also brought a junior who was in the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage with them.
Lin Xianzhi had obviously already used the gu to track the junior at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
Li Chengzhi was killed by Lin Xianzhi back then, it seemed that the method to cultivate the Spirit Exquisite Insect Gu had also been taken by Lin Xianzhi!
Lin Shiming's heart was suddenly filled with confidence!
Of course, for him, today's hints had also been exhausted; this signified that he would no longer have any danger-preemptive hints for the day.
After another half a breath, all the cultivators needed for the secret realm expedition had ascended the Spirit Platforms of the Transmission Formation.
"Fellow Daoists, each of you take charge of two Spirit Platforms!" Qing Zhu Hermit was the first to approach the two spirit storage platforms in the due north, taking out as many as one hundred and ninety-eight Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
The dazzling Spiritual Energy shone like brilliant stars, and the Spirit Light that radiated was as if it had reached its utmost concentration!
The next moment, each spirit storage platform was filled with exactly ninety-nine Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
The abundant surge of Spiritual Energy caused all the Foundation Establishment cultivators present to involuntarily take a few extra breaths.
"Qing Zhu, aren't the Superior Grade Spirit Stones you placed a bit too many? Your Qingxuan Sect has a large appetite, eh!" The Hermit of the Slaying Demon spoke with some displeasure.
Beside him, the Blood Corpse Hermit's eyebrows also furrowed slightly.
However, the well-prepared Spirit Beast Sect and Spirit Talisman Sect both likewise produced one hundred and ninety-eight Superior Grade Spirit Stones each.
The Ancient Sword Hermit from the Wanjian Sect glanced over and then took out one hundred and ninety-eight Superior Grade Spirit Stones as well.
Since the Spirit Beast Sect and Spirit Talisman Sect remained silent, naturally, they would not step forward at this moment.
Qing Zhu Hermit did not even respond, just watching the Spirit Light spread across the spirit storage platforms, one Spirit Pattern after another lighting up, as a terrifying spatial aura slowly began to converge.
When the Slaying Demon Hermit and Blood Corpse Hermit saw that Qing Zhu Hermit did not reply, their faces turned the color of iron, but they still waved their hands and their group of cultivators entered the Transmission Formation.
And simultaneously took out the same quantity of Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
As soon as all the Superior Grade Spirit Stones were in place, the sky filled with a white light that covered the entire Transmission Formation.
The next moment, the white light shot towards the heavens, the terrifying ruckus made the whole valley roar with noise, and cracks appeared in the void, only to disappear again.
Qing Zhu Hermit saw that the formation was operating smoothly, and a sigh of relief escaped his heart.
He turned slightly, waving his hand, and the formation's coverage closed up.
In front of him, the Transmission Formation once again became a pond with rippling green waves.
The Transmission Formation had vanished without a trace.
Had it not been for the wide-open space left by the large gathering of cultivators, now reduced to a few Nascent Souls, one might have never believed that just moments before, there were thousands of Foundation Establishment cultivators gathered here.
...
An underground cave dwelling.
Liu He True Person, Sea Demon True Person, Heavenly Corpse True Person, Nether Corpse True Person, and other Demon Cultivator True Persons sat in silent meditation.
Suddenly, as if sensing something, they all opened their eyes.
"Indeed, it's a small world!" Heavenly Corpse True Person was the first to speak, at this moment he felt that he had lost contact with his Divine Sense avatar.
This time he had sent a piece of his consciousness into a Third Rank peak Corpse Refining creature, but now he could no longer sense it.
Beside him, Liu He True Person also spoke up:
"I can't contact my avatar either!" Liu He True Person said, his voice laced with worry.
He practiced the Six Harmonies Heavenly Demon Technique, and when perfected, it allowed him to have six avatars. For this secret realm expedition, he had specially sacrificed one of his Nascent Souls avatars to cultivate a Third Rank avatar.
Sea Demon True Person and others didn't dispatch avatars but instead looked towards the current Great Elder of the Heavenly Demon Sect, Heavenly Demon True Person.
Heavenly Demon True Person's power was also at the peak of Golden Core, and there was apparent concern in his expression.
Heavenly Demon True Person didn't speak but looked towards the Great Elder of the Corpse Refining Sect, Nineseal True Person.
The latter glanced at Heavenly Demon True Person, but he wasn't worried about this matter. Instead, he asked Heavenly Demon True Person:
"Has Shen Ji truly transcended and become comparable to a half-step Nascent Soul?"
"With Shen Ji Tower, indeed so. If I don't expend Essence Blood, there's no possibility of restraining him!" Heavenly Demon True Person hesitated before responding, his gaze recalling the scene outside Jiuye City, where Shen Ji had slain a Golden Core Early Stage True Person right before his eyes.
And had a grand battle with him.
"Shen Ji is most certainly deceitful!" Nineseal True Person sighed.
"What a pity we must enter!"
...
Outside the transmission valley, an unknown pavilion stood.
Shen Fu True Person looked at Heavenly Beast True Person beside him and couldn't help but ask with puzzlement:
"What's the situation?"
In the hands of Heavenly Beast True Person, a miniature white tiger appeared.
However, at this moment, the mini tiger looked extremely dim, showing no response regardless of how Heavenly Beast True Person performed the Spirit Art.
"It must be the real Taibai Sword Sect ruins that have emerged, and indeed, they are in a Profound Grade Secret Realm!" Heavenly Beast True Person sighed.
The Taibai Sword Sect was genuinely a Nascent Soul Sect, but unexpectedly, due to spatial changes, it had appeared in a Profound Grade Secret Realm.
Only Foundation Establishment cultivators could enter!
"Shen Ji truly has good strategies!" Shen Fu True Person instantly became somewhat angry.
He knew that thirty years ago, Qingxuan Sect must have discovered something in this secret realm.
Therefore, Shen Ji True Person made rapid progress, and even the Demon Slaying Tower, a fifth-rank Magical Treasure, became shrouded in mystery.
Now that Qingxuan Sect was opening the secret realm indiscriminately, they didn't think Shen Ji had any good intentions.
But they couldn't hesitate in front of an old site of a Nascent Soul Sect!
They had to arrange for disciples to enter.
...
Atop Qingxuan Mountain, Profound Sword True Person, Heavenly Sword True Person, Shen Ji True Person, and Qing Ling True Person gathered together.
In their hands, they each held a spirit flag.
And in the center of the spirit flags, there was a huge Demon Slaying Tower.
The Demon Slaying Tower also released dazzling light, and in the next moment, the tower emitted countless trails of green smoke.
The green smoke billowed, and the True Persons also performed Spirit Arts once again.
Suddenly, in front of them, a massive screen was outlined.
Inside the screen, one could easily see a gigantic secret realm world, and cultivators like Lin Shiming, who had entered the secret realm, appeared like mirages, scene by scene unfolding on this mountaintop.
Especially a Heavenly Demon Sect cultivator, now holding a tower and wearing three-colored Spirit Armor, appeared in the eyes of the True Persons as if they were targeted, allowing them to switch views at will and see every detail.
At the same time, there were several War Treasure Ships.
Each War Treasure Ship was a point of light, and most of the weapons exchanged inside the Demon Slaying Tower previously also bore points of light.
These various Magical Treasures had been marked by the Demon Slaying Tower long before being taken out of Qingxuan Sect.
"Everyone, as long as we get the Nascent Soul Technique and the Spiritual Medicines for forming the Nascent Soul, Qingxuan Sect will become the first Nascent Soul Sect in the Eastern Domain!" Shen Ji True Person was also somewhat excited at this moment; nearly seven to eight hundred years of planning were finally coming to fruition today!
The other three Golden Core True Persons also showed excitement in their expressions.
...
In a lush and fragrant forest filled with birdsong and flowers, many palm-sized Devouring Ants scurried away.
Suddenly there was a whooshing sound in the air.
A five-colored snake lunged out, aiming to bite at the Devouring Ants.
But in the next moment, a sword light swept past, and the five-colored snake was instantly cleaved in half.
A figure in a green robe stepped out, passing by the stone that once held the five-colored snake, casually tossing it into the Cave Heaven World, then moved forward to collect a Cloud Ganoderma.
Although this Cloud Ganoderma was only an intermediate grade third-rank Spiritual Medicine, it could be used to refine Cloud Ganoderma Pills that aid in advancing cultivation levels and served as a secondary ingredient in many fourth rank elixirs, making it quite valuable.
The figure in front was naturally Lin Shiming.
The Transmission Formation was random; Lin Shiming had also been separated from Lin Xianzhi, and while looking for Lin Xianzhi, he managed to find a Cloud Ganoderma instead. To be cautious, he released Devouring Ants to scout the path.
Lin Shiming didn't linger, he took out a jade card from his hand, glanced at it, and headed east at a swift pace.
Along the way, Lin Shiming saw many figures from the Three Sects, but all of them hurried past without stopping, and they began to form alliances.
Three hours later, Lin Shiming finally found Lin Xianzhi huddled at the base of a cliff.
The latter brightened up upon seeing Lin Shiming, and the grandfather and grandson being together meant they could look out for each other.
What Lin Shiming didn't expect was that a grey Spirit Seeking Mouse suddenly burrowed out of the ground.
"There must be treasures ahead!" Lin Xianzhi exclaimed.
Lin Shiming watched as the Spirit Seeking Mouse swallowed a Beast Nurturing Pill from Lin Xianzhi's hand, feeling joy in his heart.
As someone with system prompts, he regarded the Spirit Seeking Mouse used for treasure hunting as invaluable.
But at this moment, it was proving to be particularly useful!