Clan Immortal Cultivation: I Can See Hints

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Council Hall, Lin Houyuan stood atop the main hall, with the Great Elder Lin Yuqing, Fifth Elder Lin Yuzheng, and Sixth Elder Lin Houyong all present.

The few initially congratulated Lin Houyuan, then turned their solemn gaze towards Lin Shiming.

The news brought by Lin Shiming was of great importance. If the remnants of the Huang Family truly hid within the Qian Family, there would be much for the Lin Family to consider.

The Qian Family, like the Lin Family and Huang Family, was a Foundation Establishment family clan, and was even older than the Lin Family, holding a significant relationship with the Qingxuan Sect. Huang's remnants hiding in Hetian County were akin to cultivators taking refuge in Xing County, under the Lin Family's protection.

It would be difficult for outsiders to enter, and the members of the Lin Family were still unaware whether their opportunity had been shared with the Qian Family.

If the Qian Family was already informed and had preemptively notified the Qingxuan Sect, the Lin Family would need to decide on a course of action.

"Fifth Uncle, dispatch someone to hire a Loose Cultivator to investigate in Hetian County. Verify whether the information is true!" Lin Houyuan began to instruct one by one.

"Understood, Family Head!" Lin Yuzheng responded affirmatively.

Subsequently, Lin Houyuan then turned to Lin Houyong and said:

"Fifth Brother, you're a Spirit-Seeking Master; I must trouble you to transplant the Second Rank Inferior Grade Spirit Vein back here. Also, this is my insight into Foundation Establishment. Although it may not be as good as Seventh Great-Uncle's, I believe you will find it useful!"

Upon seeing the Jade Slip, Lin Houyong's face was immediately filled with joy. Lin Shiming had already mentioned to him that the family had the prospect of obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill within two years. Now, with the insight into Foundation Establishment, his confidence grew a further threefold.

"Yes, thank you, Family Head!"

With Lin Houyong stepping down, Lin Houyuan turned his attention to Lin Shiming:

"Shiming, you did well this time. However, as for Shimo's funeral arrangements, you handle them!"

Lin Shiming had already discussed with Lin Shiyi, agreeing to unify their story to say that Lin Shimo met with an accident.

"Yes!" Lin Shiming replied.

Regarding Lin Shimo, there really were no direct relatives in the Lin Family, but Lin Shiming would record the mortal family of Lin Shimo. If someone from the mortal family displayed a Spirit Root, they could inherit Lin Shimo's Contribution Points within the Lin Family.

After handling the affairs, Lin Shiming left the Council Hall and returned to his cave dwelling near the Qinglian Pool, taking out the Spirit Beast Bag.

He prepared the necessary Spirit Water and Spirit Patterns for the Blood Covenant.

The Queen Bee was still encased in the ice spell, its spirit significantly weaker than before, its entire head drooping, a far cry from the ferocious queen that dominated the valley.

Lin Shiming hastily drew the Blood Covenant Spirit Formation, then dripped his Essence Blood. Afterward, he released the ice spell on the Queen Bee; the Spirit Contract Blood Formation immediately enveloped it.

A short while later, the Blood Covenant was complete, and Lin Shiming felt an indistinct connection with the Queen Bee.

This process, like the previous contract with the Red-haired beast, required some time.

Having contracted the Spirit-Seeking Bee Queen, Lin Shiming finally breathed a sigh of relief, confident that it wouldn't be half a month before they could start harvesting honey.

After securing the Bee Queen, Lin Shiming dealt with the Spirit-Seeking Bees; with the Queen calming them, the bees became much more docile.

With the Spirit Bees properly dealt with, the next task was the processing of the Spirit Grass and Spirit Flowers. During this trip to the Sabretooth Tiger Valley, all the Bone-Tempering Flowers were given to Lin Shiyi, and the Sabretooth Tiger cubs as well. In exchange, he received other Spirit Flowers, Spirit Grass, and the Spirit-Seeking Bees.

As for the Sabretooth Tiger carcasses, they divided them equally between them.

Lin Shiming had intended to allocate some of the Spirit-Seeking Bees to Lin Shiyi, but he was cheerfully refused, accepting only a catty of Spirit Honey instead.

In summary, the gains from this expedition were even greater than Lin Shiming had anticipated.

Lin Shiming took out the Spirit Honey, which was as thick as syrup.

Unlike ordinary honey, Spirit Honey had an enchanting Spiritual Energy, and if one observed carefully, they would notice that, like Spirit Water, it contained imperceptible Spirit Patterns flowing within.

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Lin Shiming took a deep breath, only to feel a burst of honey fragrance interwoven with hundreds of flowers, followed by a surge of spiritual energy within his body.

He took out a small bottle, filled it with a little less than half a taels of spirit honey, and then took out a Green Spirit Pill. He mixed it with a ladle of Spirit Water and swallowed it down.

All of a sudden, the spiritual energy in his body exploded by leaps and bounds, following the cultivation route of the Purple Wood Heart Sutra, one by one refining it.

Minor Circulation, Grand Circulation.

Lin Shiming had never achieved such a feat in one breath before. Naturally, practicing cultivation after consuming elixirs made progress by leaps and bounds.

However, whenever he used to take a Green Spirit Pill in the past, the accumulation of pill toxins required at least a half month to dissipate.

After taking them frequently, it was common to need a two to three month buffer.

But when taken together with spirit honey, the pill toxins were pitifully small; he could even take several pills in a row without issues.

After a day passed, Lin Shiming felt it was comparable to a month of arduous cultivation.

Thinking of this, he understood why disciples of The Great Sects sometimes establish their Foundation at the age of twenty or thirty, and why it seems easier for major families with Purple Mansion or Golden Core members.

Clearly, those direct disciples of The Great Sects have had access to resources beyond his imagination since childhood. Establishing Foundation at thirty, even twenty, means an incredibly long remaining lifespan. Even those with lesser aptitude could advance in the four arts of cultivation given such an extended period.

And for those with stronger aptitudes, stepping onto the powerful cultivation arts of The Great Sects, they grew even stronger. The strong get stronger!

How could such sects not prosper?

Lin Shiming pondered deeply in his heart and also began to focus on cultivation.

By nature, he was a cultivator who practiced diligently and had a great sense of urgency about achieving Foundation Establishment. Without dual spirit roots, no one could be arrogant enough to be certain of breaking through to Foundation Establishment.

After all, there is also the possibility of failure when taking Foundation Establishment Pills, so Lin Shiming always set a goal for himself to reach the ninth level of Qi Cultivation before the age of forty, to have two opportunities for Foundation Establishment. Even if he failed once, he could try again.

Besides, the family was also in crisis at this moment.

Spring went and autumn came, and another half-year of arduous cultivation passed.

Next to the Qinglian Pool, there stood a giant branch filled with clusters, and on these branches, a huge beehive.

Around the beehive, countless spiritual bees buzzed incessantly.

At this moment, the tightly closed cave dwelling finally opened, and a young cultivator walked out at a leisurely pace.

It was Lin Shiming, half a year later, whose spiritual power was still at the seventh level of Qi Cultivation and had not broken through to the eighth level.

The spirit honey was used up, the spirit pills were gone, and even the Spirit Water was in short supply.

However, a large amount of Green Spirit Pills coupled with the effects of spirit honey were indeed very good. In less than a year, Lin Shiming progressed from the early seventh level of Qi Cultivation to the later stage.

This half year of arduous cultivation was equivalent to the progress of five or six years' practice.

If it weren't for running out of spirit honey, he would even continue cultivating to break through to the eighth level of Qi Cultivation.

Lin Shiming approached the beehive to inspect it and found that in half a year, there was only half a catty of spirit honey inside the beehive, which disappointed him. There were already four hundred spirit bees, but their production for half a year was so little.

It should be noted that Fangmu Mountain had Spirit Peach Trees, Green Lotus, and an abundance of spiritual flowers.

Of course, he also understood that spiritual bees needed spirit honey as food as well.

"Father's Foundation Establishment competition must be coming up," Lin Shiming muttered to himself, and then he flew towards Treasure Pavilion.