Family Cultivation: I can see the prompts

170: Ask the spiritAs the troops were being recalled, a loud laugh echoed, and Lin Xianzhi descended on his sword.

”Houyuan, I’ve killed two more Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators! I succeeded!”

Along with the loud laughter, Lin Xianzhi was covered in blood, on his white hair and his green robe.

The Old Ancestor, once as handsome as a painting, now descended with a boisterous laugh, looking like a butcher.

His face showed extreme age and fatigue, but at this moment, his eyes shone brightly.

”Seventh Grand Uncle...” Lin Shiming called out softly. Lin Xianzhi, completely absorbed in the battle, had not detected Lin Shiming with his Divine Sense.

Seeing Shiming call him, he was also startled.

Then came wild joy, but after the joy, he maintained his composure as an Old Ancestor.

”You brat, you’re so grown up, and you didn’t even send Seventh Grand Uncle a message!”

”Seventh Grand Uncle, Shiming’s strength was insufficient, and he returned too late. I hope Seventh Grand Uncle will forgive him!” Lin Shiming also clasped his fists and spoke.

”It’s good that you’re back. As for punishment, I’ll punish you by forbidding you from acting recklessly for three months!” Lin Xianzhi said casually, his eyes full of relief.

The string that had been tightly stretched in his heart for so long finally loosened a bit.

At this moment, the other Lin Family members were also very happy. This time, the Family’s losses were not great, and Lin Shiming had returned.

And whether it was an illusion or something else, everyone felt that with Lin Shiming’s return, they had a backbone, feeling even more at ease than with Lin Xianzhi.

Seventh Grand Uncle Lin Xianzhi was old after all, while Lin Shiming was a rising new star.

Since Shiming entered the world for training at seventeen, which matter did not make these Elders feel extremely secure? Sometimes, when he handled things, he was even more proper than them, and his ideas were sometimes even more astonishing.

”Shiming, you must be careful with the investigation!” Lin Xianzhi remembered something and suddenly said worriedly.

Returning after two years, and with an Early Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation, it was inevitable that people would wonder if he had been controlled or become an internal informant.

Lin Xianzhi naturally knew that Lin Shiming had secrets, and this was his biggest worry.

If they didn’t find an internal informant but uncovered Lin Shiming’s secrets, that would be the biggest problem.

At this moment, he even began to hope that Lin Shiming would not come to Tianhe City again.

With Lin Shiming’s talent and Luck, Purple Mansion might not be impossible, and even Golden Core at the end held a glimmer of hope.

Besides Lin Shiming, only Lin Xianzhi knew that Lin Shiming might possess a hidden wood-attribute Spirit Body.

”It’s nothing, Seventh Grand Uncle!” Lin Shiming replied with a reassuring smile.

Not long after the battle ended, sure enough, Lin Xianzhi’s Senior Brother, Xie An, walked over and looked at Lin Shiming, saying:

”Shiming, Master is a bit worried about you. You should still go there!” Xie An spoke very seriously; he clearly knew the gravity of the matter. Although Lin Shiming was unaware of the situation on Cloud Mirror Mountain, it should be known that Lin Shiming was the first to discover it, the first to escape, and then remained missing for two years.

Interrogation was naturally unavoidable; Lin Xianzhi had experienced it before.

”Senior Brother Xie, Shiming will go and pay his respects to Master now!” Lin Shiming nodded, feeling a bit relieved. Having Zi Xuan Sanren come to interrogate him was at least better than having a Daoist from the Spirit Beast Sect interrogate him. Perhaps, a Soul Questioning Talisman wouldn’t even be needed.

As Lin Shiming took a deep breath, he walked towards the central district of Tianhe City.

As a fortress, every Foundation Establishment Cultivator in Tianhe City was allotted a courtyard, while Qi Refining Cultivators shared a pavilion. As for Purple Mansion Cultivators, they were all allotted a three-story small building in the inner city, called a ’Hall’.

The small buildings were arranged radially, jointly surrounding the central tower of Tianhe City.

Vaguely, it seemed to form a huge Formation.

The Formation was vast and grand, naturally formed.

Lin Shiming couldn’t help but observe, but he had not systematically studied Formation knowledge. After a period of observation, he returned without success.

After a short while, Lin Shiming finally arrived at Zi Xuan Sanren’s Zi Xuan Hall.

A Senior Brother Lin Shiming had met once, and a strange Cultivator wearing a beast-skin robe, stood guard at the entrance.

”Senior Brother!” Lin Shiming respectfully saluted the two, then continued to follow Xie An into the hall.

Inside the hall, a large red wooden octagonal table came into view. Zi Xuan Sanren was still in his familiar purple robe, with an expression of unyielding authority.

What surprised Lin Shiming was that Zi Xuan Sanren was not sitting in the main seat. Instead, the main seat was occupied by a black-faced Middle-aged cultivator wearing a Spirit Beast robe.

Lin Shiming also recognized this black-faced Middle-aged cultivator: one of the Purple Mansion Great Perfection Cultivators of the Spirit Beast Sect, Black Flood Dragon Loose Immortal.

”Master, Senior Martial Uncle!” Lin Shiming stepped forward to salute, extremely respectful.

”Shiming, your Master was worried about you before. I didn’t expect you to return. This is a good thing, but Golden Corpse and Chen Yun robbed a High-Grade Spirit Stone Mine from the Spirit Beast Sect. The real culprits have not yet been apprehended, and the Sect needs to ask a few questions!” Zi Xuan Sanren spoke very gently and tactfully, but Lin Shiming also saw that a Soul Questioning Talisman had already been taken out by the black-faced Middle-aged cultivator.

Then, without waiting for Lin Shiming’s consent, the Soul Questioning Talisman flew into the air, transforming into Spirit Light in the next moment, enveloping Lin Shiming.

Seeing this, Lin Shiming did not force himself to remain calm. Unless it was well-rehearsed, anyone would panic when suddenly encountering a Soul Questioning Talisman.

He then adjusted himself, took a deep breath, and began to describe everything in detail.

Due to prior preparation, Lin Shiming did not panic, and at the same time, he directly omitted the part about Lu Changming.

If the Little Divine Tree and the killing of Lu Changming were to be revealed under the Soul Questioning Talisman, even if Zi Xuan Sanren favored him, he might not be able to protect him.

Zi Xuan Sanren asked questions from the side, while the black-faced Middle-aged cultivator said nothing, his expression growing more and more serious, as if Lin Shiming had already let slip a secret.

But Lin Shiming was certain that this was that old scoundrel putting pressure on him, just like Lu Changming’s act. However, the black-faced Middle-aged cultivator at this moment possessed Purple Mansion Great Perfection cultivation, so the pressure was more direct and even greater.

”Wait, you said you killed a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivator from the Corpse Refinement Sect?” The black-faced Middle-aged cultivator finally spoke, his eyes terrifyingly fierce.

”Describe it in detail, remember, all the details, and the Magical Artifacts the opponent used!!!”

Lin Shiming did not hesitate, describing how he used the Spirit Shocking Drum and how he killed the Corpse Refinement Sect Cultivator one by one.

Finally, he added, ”Master, Senior Martial Uncle, after that, Shiming suffered incredibly severe injuries and has been recovering for the past two years.”

As he said this, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated. He had subtly changed the concept, but it was still a fact.

Zi Xuan Sanren nodded, not replying. Instead, the black-faced Middle-aged cultivator continued to stare intently into Lin Shiming’s eyes.

Just as his heart pounded uncontrollably, thinking he had been exposed, the black-faced Middle-aged cultivator finally spoke:

”Check the Storage Pouch!”

”And the spirit beast pouch!”

At these words, Zi Xuan Sanren’s expression changed. Black Flood Dragon Loose Immortal had not mentioned checking the Storage Pouch and spirit beast pouch to him before.

Lin Shiming’s face also changed.