Family Cultivation: I can see the prompts

230: Lin Shiming’s habitsIn the underground hall, by the Teleportation Array, Lin Shiming still frowned, staring intently at the Teleportation Array.

Beside him, the Golden Winged Mantis, Lin Shizhong, and Lin Shijin were also staring, but when the latter two looked, they couldn’t help but gaze at the Golden Winged Mantis; its golden insect body was truly eye-catching.

The Red-haired Demon Monkey, in contrast, kept brandishing its Crimson Flame Fire Staff, darting left and right with Profound Spirit Mountain.

It simply couldn’t stay still.

Time passed bit by bit, and the sense of tension grew increasingly thick.

As a dazzling white light appeared, the three Cultivators’ focus reached its peak.

Lin Shiming had already half-formed a spirit art.

Once he sensed even a slight abnormality in the aura, he would immediately destroy the Teleportation Array.

The white light dissipated, and Old Man Chen and Cultivator Xu appeared on the Teleportation Platform.

Lin Shiming breathed a sigh of relief, and his spirit art crumbled into nothingness.

Old Man Chen and Cultivator Xu, however, looked somewhat displeased. They had naturally noticed Lin Shiming’s vigilance, but thinking of their planned scheme, a hint of disappointment flashed in their eyes:

“Senior Lin, the other side of the Teleportation Array is an island, rich in resources, but also home to many Yao Beasts. Even with the two of us cooperating, the danger is considerable. Otherwise, we would certainly have presented a gift to Senior Lin...”

Old Man Chen recounted everything, while Cultivator Xu continuously added details beside him.

The two spoke vividly.

They described an island full of treasures and guarded only by second-tier Yao Beasts.

When they finally spoke of retrieving the treasures, their faces were filled with indignation, as if they wished they could grind those Sea Cloud Birds to dust.

Then, they would bring all the treasures, just so the Lin Family could grant them freedom.

Lin Shizhong and Lin Shijin, standing nearby, were both somewhat captivated by the island’s resources. They were both Late Qi Cultivation Stage Cultivators, and since these two Loose Cultivators could return safely, they naturally didn’t believe they would be weaker than them.

Lin Shiming nodded, indicating his belief.

He naturally believed there were treasures on the other side of the Teleportation Array, and the injuries on the two Cultivators’ bodies clearly showed they had been in a fight.

“Come and get your Medicinal Pills!”

“Thank you, Senior Lin!” Old Man Chen and Cultivator Xu thanked him repeatedly.

However, as the two drew near, an iron ring suddenly appeared, then transformed into a golden light, coiling around them.

It was the Demon Binding Ring, a High Grade third-tier Magical Artifact.

Under the flashing golden ring, even a Middle Stage third-tier Yao Beast couldn’t move, let alone the two Cultivators, who couldn’t even gasp for air.

They could only stare with wide, panicked eyes.

“Senior Lin, what is this?” Old Man Chen was already terrified inside, but on the surface, he forced himself to remain calm.

However, as Lin Shiming gradually approached, Cultivator Xu was the first to beg for mercy, shaking his head like a rattle-drum:

“Senior Lin, all of this was forced by Old Man Chen!”

“I, Xu, had no ill intentions. I, Xu, am willing to mine for the Lin Family for a hundred years!”

Cultivator Xu’s actions completely exposed them. Old Man Chen glared fiercely at Cultivator Xu as if looking at an idiot.

Then, he looked at Lin Shiming with a dejected, ashen face:

“The victor is king, the loser is a bandit. Since Old Man Chen has failed twice, I don’t ask to live, but I am just curious how Senior Lin saw through it?”

“I didn’t see through it, I just prefer to see for myself!” Lin Shiming shook his head, replying calmly. Then, his vast Divine Sense abruptly invaded the Sea of Consciousness of the two cultivators; it was the Soul Searching technique.

These two Loose Cultivators had no family jade book, so they couldn’t resist Lin Shiming’s Late Foundation Establishment Stage Divine Sense for soul searching.

Under the immense Divine Sense, their memories were all seen by Lin Shiming at a glance.

The vast amount of trivial memories also put considerable pressure on Lin Shiming. Fortunately, he finally found the memories of what was behind the Teleportation Array.

From the very beginning, he had no intention of listening to their words. They were mere Loose Cultivators, and his Divine Sense could freely search their souls. How could he possibly listen to their one-sided story!

Even if they spoke eloquently, it was not enough to trust them.

After the soul search, Lin Shiming finally revealed a smile.

The development that the Family had painstakingly sought seemed to have appeared.

The Lin Family, and indeed the entire Yunzhou, was actually under the watchful eye of the Qingxuan Sect.

Any move was extremely difficult to escape the Qingxuan Sect’s scrutiny, and the reason Yunzhou could exist was merely to provide space to prevent a Demon King from launching a beast tide.

It was euphemistically said that no restrictions were placed on families, allowing Yunzhou Cultivators to develop on their own, but this was only due to the might of the Demon King in the Qingyun Mountain Range.

If a beast tide were to arrive and truly become unmanageable, Yunzhou would absolutely be the first to be abandoned.

Moreover, most of the resource points in the Qingyun Mountain Range had been surveyed, and those that hadn’t were in the inner reaches of the Qingyun Mountain Range; not to mention Golden Core Demon Kings, even Purple Mansion Demon Kings were not something the Lin Family could afford to provoke.

To obtain the Gintetsu Crystal mine was already extremely fortunate for the Lin Family, but to find another safe spirit mine in the Qingyun Mountain Range was almost impossible. The Outer Sea, however, held an Opportunity, and most importantly, no one could stir up trouble there.

Crack! As Lin Shiming’s hand suddenly twisted, the two Loose Cultivators immediately died.

Lin Shijin and Lin Shizhong, standing nearby, looked at Lin Shiming with renewed admiration.

If it had been them, they might have fallen into the trap of the two Loose Cultivators.

“Let’s go, back to the Lin Family!” Lin Shiming retrieved the Teleportation Talismans from the two Loose Cultivators and spoke directly.

Lin Shizhong and Lin Shijin were visibly stunned.

“The Yao Beasts they spoke of are real. Return to the Family, gather the demon-hunting team, and hunt Yao Beasts!” Lin Shiming explained.

“The location for the Family Grand Competition has also been decided!” Lin Shiming added with a slight smile, then strode out.

From the memories of the two Loose Cultivators, he knew that the island was in the Outer Sea and had many Yao Beasts. The overlords of the island were a flock of Sea Cloud Birds, with the highest cultivation being a Late Stage third-tier Yao Beast.

Besides that, there were also water spirit coconuts on the island, which were High Grade second-tier spirit fruits. Among them were about ten Coconut King Trees, which were even third-tier spirit trees. If obtained, all the Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Lin Family would have suitable spirit fruits to consume.

At that time, the speed at which Lin Houyuan and even Lin Shijie broke through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage would be even faster.

For the current Lin Family, this was a huge Opportunity.

An Opportunity even greater than the Gintetsu Crystal!

At the same time, this would also be the Lin Family’s chance for rapid development in the future... Fangmu Mountain, Deliberation Hall.

Lin Yuzheng, as the only Elder of the Yu generation on Fangmu Mountain, was acting as the Family Head.

Looking at the thick stack of documents Lin Houyuan had brought, he couldn’t help but frown deeply.

The Lin Family’s triennial Ascension to Immortality Assembly had concluded once again. This time, the Family had gained another sixty individuals with Spiritual Roots, and the total number of Lin Family Cultivators had surpassed the five hundred mark.

The increase in Cultivators, while pleasing to the Lin Family, should be noted that eighty percent of these Spiritual Root Cultivators were descendants of Lin Family Cultivators, all in response to the Lin Family’s fertility incentive system.

The annual reward salary alone was a huge expense.

Furthermore, in the past decade or so, under the challenge incentives, many Four Spiritual Roots had shown impressive talent, not to mention those Three Spiritual Roots cultivators; their stipends were also a large sum of money, and most importantly, Medicinal Pills and spiritual materials were somewhat in short supply.