Family Cultivation: I can see the prompts

445: Tianyinluo (two-in-one update to the previous 5000 reward of MeOwO_0)“Currently, testing on myself is possible!” Lin Yanjiao nodded.

The excitement in her heart lingered for a long time, unable to subside.

“Furthermore, I can control the content of the illusion array, conjuring any scene. I can even use the illusions of the Illusion Heart Stone to evolve them!” Lin Yanjiao spoke again.

“Even past battle scenes can be replayed. This could be of great help to my own Cultivation, combat, and even future negotiations!”

She had just used her own family jade book to inquire about the Sword Pavilion’s secrets.

If she had used other Soul Questioning Talismans or even Soul Interrogation Secret Arts, it might have involved the family jade book, preventing her from speaking or even triggering a warning.

But within this illusion, she had no problems whatsoever.

It perfectly bypassed the family jade book.

The advantage of this is that if any Cultivator with ill intentions infiltrates the Lin Family in the future, they can be discovered through this Illusion Heart Pavilion, no matter how clever their concealment secret art is.

After all, the Soul Questioning Talisman has many limitations. For example, Lin Shiming, as long as he knows there’s a Soul Questioning Talisman, can simply answer vaguely and be fine.

For instance, Lin Shiming himself knows how to infiltrate the Lin Family and bypass the Soul Questioning Talisman.

Take Yu Jing, for example. She came to the Lin Family to Breakthrough to Purple Mansion, and also for revenge.

But she concealed her desire to use the Lin Family’s Illusion Heart Pavilion to resolve her Heart Demon.

If the target was the Lin Family’s golden dragon fruit tree, Lin Shiming wouldn’t be able to ask if the other party was coveting this treasure tree.

Otherwise, it would be self-incriminating.

But the Illusion Heart Pavilion is different; within the illusion, it can more thoroughly uncover the other party’s deepest fears.

“Seventh Grand Uncle, I’m just not sure if it’s effective against Purple Mansion Cultivators!” Lin Yanjiao spoke with a hint of uncertainty.

She had tested it on herself, but not on a Purple Mansion Cultivator, so she was a bit unsure.

“I’ll go test it with you in a bit!” Lin Shitao offered proactively.

She was also a Purple Mansion.

Lin Shiming also nodded. He had many secrets, and some he preferred Lin Yanjiao not know, as she only had Foundation Establishment Cultivation.

Besides, Lin Shitao could test it just as well.

The two went out together and entered the Illusion Heart Pavilion once more. Lin Shiming also held a spirit tea and waited quietly in the room.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

As the yellow wooden door opened, Lin Yanjiao and Lin Shitao walked in.

Both had expressions of pleasant surprise:

“Seventh Grand Uncle, it works!” Lin Yanjiao was extremely excited.

“Yan Jiao, you’ve rendered a great service!”

Lin Shiming also nodded, praised Lin Yanjiao, and then took out a peach blossom river scenery painting, an old Magical Artifact of his, and also rewarded it to Lin Yanjiao.

“Thank you, Seventh Grand Uncle!” Lin Yanjiao’s face was full of smiles.

“Prepare well, your burden is not light!” Lin Shiming also said.

At this, Lin Yanjiao’s smile widened even further, unable to close her mouth.

She then excused herself and left.

Lin Shitao sat down beside him, took the teapot, and refilled Lin Shiming’s tea.

“Seventh Brother, won’t Yan Jiao becoming the Family Head be making a mountain out of a molehill?”

Lin Shiming looked towards the door, then turned to Lin Shitao with a surprised expression.

He knew she was referring to his hint to Yan Jiao.

“From her perspective, if she wants to create a legend in the Lin Family, to surpass me, this is a necessary path for her. This is her Dao Heart!”

“From the Family’s perspective, when she becomes the Family Head, she will also bear more responsibility for the Family in her heart!”

“Then why not fulfill it?” Lin Shiming replied, his heart filled with satisfaction.

He once didn’t understand some of Lin Xianzhi’s actions, but now that he had reached this stage, he understood everything.

Perhaps if his Dao path had stopped at Purple Mansion, he would feel more like Lin Xianzhi of the Purple Mansion.

But there was no ’if.’ He was not Lin Xianzhi, and it was impossible for him to stop at Purple Mansion.

Lin Shitao also nodded, no longer asking questions, just smiling broadly. Although she didn’t quite understand, as long as Lin Shiming was happy and the Lin Family prospered, she was happy too.

She raised her teacup and drank with Lin Shiming.

After drinking the spirit tea, the two went to the Council Great Hall.

The Council Great Hall had been renovated, now standing five stories high, which symbolized the Lin Family as a Golden Core Family.

This construction also took into account the Yan Yang Sword, a Spirit Cultivator.

Giant Spirit Snake statues adorned both sides of the pavilion, and the plaque bore elegant calligraphy, showcasing the Lin Family’s grandeur.

Lin Shiming entered the Great Hall.

The Great Hall was also more luxuriously decorated, with various furnishings brimming with Spiritual Qi, all belonging to the second-tier spiritual wood category.

Even the potted plants in the courtyard were second-tier spiritual flowers and Spiritual Plants.

Of course, he didn’t think this was excessive ostentation. In Family negotiations, if your Family appeared petty and had nothing, you would only receive contempt from other Families.

In the Great Hall, a middle-aged man in a white silk robe constantly produced Jade Slips.

Lin Family Cultivators also continuously entered and exited the room. The middle-aged man’s brows were always tightly furrowed, as if he was worried about something.

Then he relaxed a bit, bustling with activity.

Lin Shiming suddenly felt a bit awkward. He knew that it was his feigned death and abdication as Family Head that had put Lin Houyong back in this position.

“Father!”

“Shiming, Shitao, you’re here?” Lin Houyuan also put down the Jade Slip, looking at Lin Shiming and Lin Shitao, his mood involuntarily improving, joy evident on his face.

“Father, you’ve worked hard!” Lin Shiming handed Lin Houyuan a spirit tea, allowing him to rest a bit.

Handling Family affairs was no easier than Cultivation.

Lin Houyuan also invited the two to sit.

The two father and son hadn’t seen each other for a long time, but because they hadn’t had much communication to begin with, the two men sat facing each other, unable to say much.

Finally, they began discussing the Family’s situation.

From the Family’s current personnel, finances, to the future direction of the Lin Family, everything was recounted one by one.

Lin Shiming’s Cultivation seclusion was too common, and he had indeed been out of touch with the Family for a long time.

The two chatted for an entire afternoon.

However, at this moment, a Spirit Talisman, transformed into a fiery light, flew over.

But it wasn’t sent to Lin Houyuan; instead, it was directly sent to Lin Shiming.

Lin Shiming took the sound transmission Spirit Talisman, a bit surprised.

However, after reading the content, his face was filled with joy.

“Father, Spirit Turtle Island has actually discovered a Celestial Sound Snail colony, and even a Fourth-Tier Celestial Sound Snail Great Yao!” Lin Shiming said.

He sent out a sound transmission, and soon, Lin Shiyuan and Lin Shilei walked out together.

Their expressions were much better than before, and Lin Shilei was gradually emerging from his grief.

At this moment, he directly took out a Jade Slip and placed it in front of them.

The Jade Slip recorded a scene of an island, with an inner lake enclosed in the center of the island.

This used to be where the Lin Family raised Mystic Spirit Turtles, but the Spirit Lake was no longer sky blue; instead, various colors appeared.

Upon closer inspection, they were all long, strip-shaped sea snails.

The surface of the sea snails was covered with blue symbols, like musical notes.

“Seventh Brother, we originally planned to expel the Yao Beasts from Spirit Turtle Island and rebuild the Teleportation Array. We also called Brother Yun, but we didn’t expect Spirit Turtle Island to have already been occupied by a group of Celestial Sound Snails!” Lin Shilei said.

Celestial Sound Snails are also a rare Yao Beast in the South Sea. Their spiritual shells can be refined into sound wave Magical Artifacts, and Fourth-Tier Celestial Sound Snails can even be used to refine Fourth-Tier sound wave Magic Treasures.

They can even be used to refine defensive Magical Artifacts.

Their value is greater than raising Mystic Spirit Turtles.

And for the Lin Family, these Celestial Sound Snails can also be used to make Spirit Cuisine.

Ordinary sea snails can at most reach the Second-Tier Middle Stage. Although they taste good, their Spiritual Qi is slightly insufficient.

But Celestial Sound Snails are different; they range from Second-Tier to Fourth-Tier.

According to the recorded Jade Slips brought back by Lin Shilei and Lin Shiyuan, there were even several Fourth-Tier Celestial Sound Snails.

Apparently, the beast tide was driven out from the inner sea, but these Celestial Sound Snails found the inner lake and were too lazy to leave.

Spirit Turtle Island itself is a relatively suitable place for the Yao Race to multiply, not to mention it had been modified by the Lin Family, and there were many spiritual coconut trees on the island.

“Shitao, you stay at home. I’ll make a trip!” Lin Shiming also looked at Lin Shitao.

It was impossible for the Family to not have a Purple Mansion Cultivator at present, but it was also impossible to retake Spirit Turtle Island without a Purple Mansion Cultivator.

It was better for Lin Shiming to go himself.

The harvest of this batch of Celestial Sound Snails was by no means less valuable than subduing the Water Spirit Shells.

In the future, the Lin Family’s Lin Family Restaurant, venturing out of Tianxiang Island and spreading throughout the entire South Sea region, might rely on this group of Celestial Sound Snails.

Furthermore, raising Celestial Sound Snails and Mystic Spirit Turtles together, there’s no need to worry about the two types of Yao Beasts fighting each other.

Even if they wanted to fight, they are known for their defense, and wouldn’t cause much harm.

No sooner said than done, Lin Shiming took Lin Shiyuan, Lin Shilei, and Lin Shiyun.

The latter also took out a Fourth-Tier war treasure ship.

However, after Lin Shiming took out the purple wind boat, the others smiled and put away the war treasure ship.

The purple wind boat was faster, and Lin Shiming taking it out naturally made them happier.

The speed could be at least a little faster. One must know that Lin Shilei and Lin Shiyuan had escaped using the war treasure ship, which must have alarmed the Celestial Sound Snails.

But Lin Shiming also didn’t believe that the group of Celestial Sound Snails would leave.

After all, with Fourth-Tier Great Yao, they were just as confident.

Ordinary Great Yao and Purple Mansion Cultivators might not even be a match for this group of Celestial Sound Snails.

Their sound wave attacks were enough to render most Cultivators incapacitated, even sealing the six senses would be of little use.

The purple wind boat’s speed was also extremely fast. In less than a day, a slightly smaller island appeared on the horizon.

The seawater near the island was exceptionally clear, as blue as if washed.

There were very few Yao Beasts around the island, and the entire island was quiet.

Seeing this, even without using his Divine Sense, Lin Shiming knew that the Celestial Sound Snails were still there.

Celestial Sound Snails extremely love quiet and peaceful environments. If any noise is made, all Celestial Sound Snails will simultaneously use Celestial Sound Waves, stacking them layer by layer.

Few Yao Beasts can withstand it.

Previously, Lin Shiyuan and Lin Shilei, upon seeing this, directly piloted the war treasure ship and fled.

“Disperse and hide under the Soul Suppressing Tower!!” Lin Shiming took out eight Soul Suppressing Towers and suppressed them in all directions around Spirit Turtle Island.

Each Soul Suppressing Tower transformed to the size of a mountain peak.

As the Soul Suppressing Towers appeared, countless Celestial Sound Snails immediately flew out from the inner lake. They released a water mist, moving flexibly within it.

All the Celestial Sound Snails arranged themselves in a certain pattern, as if setting up a battle array. With the appearance of a blue light, they began to release Celestial Sound Waves.

Especially the three mountain-sized Celestial Sound Snails among them, their mouths opened wide, and the Celestial Sound Waves they released were even more terrifying.

However, Lin Shiming’s Soul Suppressing Towers were also soul-capturing Magic Treasures. As the dark spiritual light was released, they began to withstand the ripples of the Celestial Sound Waves from eight directions.

And Lin Shiming then took out the illusory spirit gourd and illusory spirit vine seed Magic Treasure.

As the spiritual incantations were chanted, illusory spirit gourds appeared in front of Lin Shiming, and began to spray Illusory Spirit Mist.

These Celestial Sound Snails also had obvious weaknesses: they were extremely poor at resisting illusions. Usually, capturing this type of Celestial Sound Snail also relied on illusion arrays.

But for Lin Shiming, the Illusory Spirit Mist released by the Illusory Spirit Vine, a High Grade Magic Treasure, was the best illusion array.

As the Illusory Spirit Mist enveloped them, the Celestial Sound Snails below Fourth-Tier immediately fell under the illusion array.

But the three Celestial Sound Snail Great Yao were exceptionally furious, roaring loudly.

They released even more terrifying Celestial Sound Waves, but Lin Shiming took out the Azure Cloud Bell, a Fourth-Tier High Grade Magic Treasure.

He moved his finger slightly, and the Illusory Spirit Vine also coiled out, binding the three Great Yao, and then collecting them into the Azure Cloud Bell.

“Seventh Brother’s strength has grown again!” Lin Shiming’s fluid set of techniques filled Lin Shilei, Lin Shiyuan, and Lin Shiyun with envy.

They wondered when they would reach such a realm.

“You will too!” Lin Shiming also responded with a smile. Having harvested so many Celestial Sound Snails, he was in a great mood.

The Lin Family’s finances had a new source of income.

“This time, half of the Celestial Sound Snail’s profits are yours!”

“Thank you, Seventh Brother!!”

...The several of them replied joyfully. Even though they had reached Foundation Establishment, the Lin Family now had many places to spend contribution points.

Having more Spirit Stones and more income would naturally make them happier.

Moreover, the Celestial Sound Snail colony was not a small income.

“Shiyun, you set up the Teleportation Array. I’ll guard here these few days!” Lin Shiming said, then landed on Spirit Turtle Island.

Spirit Turtle Island had not been significantly damaged by the Yao Beasts, possibly due to the Celestial Sound Snails. For the Lin Family, this was good news; it could be put back into use without much additional arrangement.

It was just a pity that the High-Grade Spirit Stone Mine here had already been fully exploited.

Otherwise, the Lin Family’s income would be even higher.

The Celestial Sound Snail Great Yao and even Third-Tier Celestial Sound Snails would be controlled by the Lin Family using the Spirit Control Seal or Soul Restraining Seal in the future. As for the Second-Tier young Celestial Sound Snails, there was no need to control them. Once the larger ones were controlled, the smaller ones naturally didn’t need to be controlled either.

This was like controlling a queen bee in a spiritual bee colony.

The spiritual array was set up three days later. Lin Shiming also summoned the Thunder Spirit Turtle to continue guarding Spirit Turtle Island, and also raised the Mystic Spirit Turtles there.

Due to the Soul Restraining Seal, they complemented each other well, as the Mystic Spirit Turtles were also Yao Beasts that loved peace and quiet.

After returning to Tianxiang Island, Lin Shiming did not go to reclaim Fangmu Island. There were the Hulu Twin Islands and a Mysterious Grade Secret Realm there, but it involved the golden dragon fruit tree, and he worried that the Jiaolong Clan might still be lurking there.

Without the Yan Yang Sword on him, going there could be dangerous for any Cultivator. Furthermore, the Secret Realm had been harvested not long ago, so the value of reclaiming it was not great.

At this time, the Auction on Nine Dragon Island was about to begin. News came from Nine Dragon Island that the Wind Travel Merchant Alliance had added a large number of treasures this time.

Among them, even the finale treasure was the descendant of a pure-blooded Wind Scale Python.

As long as this Wind Scale Python cub was well-bred, it had a great chance of becoming a half-Dragon in the future.

However, the underlying meaning made Lin Shiming frown.

The probing from Nine Dragon Island had clearly arrived!