Family Cultivation: I can see the prompts

643: acquired thunder bodyIn the main hall, as silence stretched, Lin Shiming’s gaze drifted to the square.

There, most of the Family’s Cultivators were participating in the Grand Competition.

Because of the Family’s large population, the Grand Competition often lasted for almost a month.

For the Lin Family, besides developing the sea area, this Grand Competition was also the best way to improve the strength of its members.

Just then, a Spirit Light suddenly converged on the adjacent Wuyan Peak.

This sight immediately changed Lin Shiming’s expression.

Someone was clearly about to Breakthrough to Golden Core.

The Lin Family members currently preparing for a Golden Core Breakthrough were Lin Zekong, Lin Zecheng, Lin Xianzhi, and Lin Shilei.

However, Lin Xianzhi had only recently entered seclusion, so it was clearly not him.

Feeling the sudden convergence of thunder-attribute Spiritual Qi in the air, Lin Shiming immediately nodded.

This was clearly Lin Shilei about to Breakthrough.

However, precisely because it was Lin Shilei, Lin Shiming was somewhat worried; his grandfather, Lin Yuqi, had perished in a beast tide, and he feared a situation like Lei Xuan’s might occur.

The rest of the Lin Family also sensed the signs of a Breakthrough at this moment, and the Grand Competition instantly paused. The entire Shuangmu Island’s Formation was activated to its maximum, with Spirit Light spreading for hundreds of feet.

An astonishing aura surged towards the cave in the mountain peak.

Moreover, the way this Spiritual Qi condensed seemed exceptionally violent, much stronger than when Lei Xuan had condensed his.

In the crowd, the Teleportation Array flickered, and a person walked out.

That person wore an ordinary black robe, his Face full of the vicissitudes of life. In his hand, he held a spiritual spade for removing spiritual plants.

”Shiming, this is an Acquired Spiritual Body Breakthrough; the thunder-attribute Spiritual Qi on the island seems insufficient!” This person was Lei Xuan, who had returned from his tempering journey in the Eastern Domain. At this moment, there was no trace of despondency in his eyes. He had traveled all over the former Lin Family territory; even though Fangmu Mountain no longer existed, he had indeed walked the path of Lin Shiqi.

Now, having turned things around, he was confident he had nothing to be ashamed of.

As a fellow thunder Spiritual Root Cultivator, he had also trained in the Heavenly Thunder Secret Realm of the Tianxi Islands.

He knew that the Acquired Thunder Body, which they had failed to Cultivate, was now appearing in Lin Shilei during his Golden Core Breakthrough.

This was a once-in-a-lifetime Opportunity.

As long as he comprehended the Acquired Thunder Body, there would be endless Opportunities in the Heavenly Thunder Secret Realm. At that time, he might make rapid progress during the Golden Core Stage.

He might even comprehend several Minor Divine Abilities of the great thunder techniques.

Lin Shiming also nodded at this moment; he too had seen the wonder of this phenomenon.

However, according to Cultivators, the Awakening of an Acquired Spiritual Body usually occurs before the Purple Mansion Stage. Now, it was Awakening before the Golden Core Stage, and there might even be unusual phenomena.

Back then, his Breakthrough phenomenon was an increase in wood-attribute energy.

Lin Shiming dared not delay and quickly took out two Top-Grade Thunder Spirit Stones from his hand. The Lin Family’s Top-Grade Spirit Stone Mine, after extreme excavation, had only yielded about twenty stones, and only these two were Top-Grade Thunder Spirit Stones.

Purple Mansion Cultivators didn’t need them, and even for Golden Core Cultivators, using them was a bit overkill.

Now that a spiritual body was forming, Lin Shiming naturally wouldn’t be too stingy.

As the thunder-attribute Spirit Stones flew into the air, a torrential thunder-attribute Spiritual Qi immediately surged towards Lin Shilei.

Besides the thunder, Lin Shiming also took out countless Golden Thunder Bamboo leaves.

His Golden Thunder Bamboo in the grotto-heaven, due to its presence in the Purple Sun Pavilion, had now been cultivated for two millennia and had shed some Golden Thunder Bamboo leaves.

These leaves were more than enough to refine Magic Treasures, but Lin Shiming had previously prepared them as nourishment for Thunder Child, so he hadn’t taken them out.

Now that Lin Shilei was making a Breakthrough, he couldn’t afford to care about that.

Even Thunder Child was released by him. At the critical moment, if it still wasn’t enough, he would let Thunder Child attract lightning.

Attracting lightning before the Lightning Tribulation was also quite dangerous, but compared to the Acquired Thunder Body, this bit of danger had to be endured.

More and more Spiritual Qi gathered in the sky, and a figure vaguely appeared above the mountain peak.

He was like a person clad in thunder armor, with dazzling Spirit Light, standing tall in the sky.

The Top-Grade Thunder Spirit Stones also flew around his body. He raised his hand and gestured to Lin Shiming, indicating that he had received them.

For Lin Shilei, he was full of ambition at this moment.

Seeing that the Spirit Light was insufficient, and not wanting Thunder Child to attract lightning, he took out a lightning-attracting stone himself.

For thunder-attribute Cultivators, lightning-attracting stones were a resource for daily Cultivation, similar to Spirit Stones.

Their sole purpose was to induce thunderstorms.

The intensity of the thunder also correlated with the grade of the lightning-attracting stone. For instance, those in the Heavenly Thunder Secret Realm were formed by a Tier 6 lightning-attracting stone array, a grand Formation that even Lin Shilei and Lei Xuan might not be able to withstand.

As the lightning fell, Lin Shilei did not evade at all, but instead resisted it with his Physical Body.

If the thunder-attribute Spiritual Qi was insufficient, he would draw heavenly thunder into his body and refine it.

The heavenly thunder currently being drawn down was only at Tier 4, not exceeding his Physical Body’s endurance, so he had no fear.

”Boom!” Another bolt of lightning struck, this time drawn by Thunder Child.

He also began to attract lightning. It wasn’t that Thunder Child didn’t understand, but Lin Shilei, after being struck by the Lightning Tribulation, was already immersed in it.

He hadn’t even noticed that the Golden Core within his body was gradually taking shape.

Once the Golden Core formed, the Heart Demon Tribulation and the Golden Core Lightning Tribulation would arrive simultaneously. At that time, it would be extremely difficult for Lin Shilei to form an Acquired Thunder Body.

That’s why Thunder Child took the liberty of adding to Lin Shilei’s ordeal.

With this addition, the entire Shuangmu Island was enveloped in dark clouds. The Golden Thunder Bamboo’s lightning attraction was much stronger than ordinary lightning-attracting stones.

He also drew down the most masculine and rigid golden heavenly thunder.

As this heavenly thunder struck, Lin Shilei’s Daoist robe immediately exploded, and his body began to show scorching marks.

Arcs of lightning danced chaotically within his body.

At this moment, Lin Shilei even had blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.

This scene made many Cultivators of the Lin Family quite anxious.

If Lin Shilei successfully made a Breakthrough, his combat power could very well rival a Mid-Stage Tier 5 Cultivator, so everyone in the Lin Family hoped for Lin Shilei’s successful Breakthrough.

At this moment, Lei Xuan’s Golden Core had completely solidified.

Everyone felt a bit of regret, but before that regret lasted long, they saw thunder patterns begin to appear on the Golden Core.

Clearly, the Acquired Thunder Body was formed.

And it was at this moment that Lin Shilei once again fell into the Heart Demon Tribulation... Fangmu Mountain, Lin Houyong watched as Lin Yuqing and others departed, with Lin Shilei naturally among them.

Lin Yuqing glanced at him, then spoke to Lin Shilei.

”Shilei, go. Grandfather hasn’t reached Foundation Establishment and doesn’t have much time left. I’ll stay!” Lin Yuqing finally saw the look in Lin Houyong’s eyes and made a resolute decision.

”Grandfather, this is the Family Head’s order.”

”You and Shiyuan go together. In the future, you must guide Shiyuan!”

”But...”

”No ’buts’. If you really want to, then stay with Grandfather. This demon tribulation may not fall upon us.” Lin Yuqing said.

Seeing this, Lin Shilei was about to rush out, but a moment of clarity instantly surged into his mind.

”Grandfather, this time we don’t need to stay. The most important thing for the Family is its Legacy!”

”What about the Family’s backbone!” Lin Yuqing roared.

”Grandfather, today’s you are just an illusion, but it doesn’t conform to our Family’s Dao Heart!” Lin Shilei shook his head, not getting angry.

Regardless of whether this was his grandfather or not, as long as he looked like that, he didn’t want to get angry... The scene instantly shifted again.

This time, the location was within the Heavenly Thunder Secret Realm. In the sky, besides the lightning-attracting Formation, there was also a Purple Xiao Thunder Palace.

At this moment, he was covered in thunder light, and thunder-attribute Spiritual Qi constantly surged around him.

He had already achieved the Acquired Thunder Body, and his entire physical constitution had been improved.

He could finally enter the Purple Xiao Divine Palace to observe.

He looked at the divine palace in the sky, and his body involuntarily walked forward.

The gate of the divine palace opened, and a thunder-light flashing thunder arrow Magic Treasure condensed within it.

Seeing this scene, Lin Shilei’s eyes lit up with Spirit Light.

He had seen this kind of Magic Treasure before, and its aura was exactly like Lin Shiming’s Spirit Treasure.

In this divine palace, there was even a damaged thunder-attribute Spirit Treasure.

This scene made Lin Shilei overjoyed.

He hadn’t expected such a harvest this time, and his steps involuntarily moved forward.

However, before he had gone far, a chill began to spread from his neck.

Clarity flashed in his mind.

This was the Heart Demon Tribulation; he wasn’t in the Heavenly Thunder Secret Realm at all.

He was instantly scared into a cold sweat, and upon introspecting, he found that his Spirit Pill was almost cracking.

This was because he had fallen too deeply into the illusion!

”The difficulty of this Heart Demon Tribulation is completely incomparable to the Illusion Heart Pavilion!” Lin Shilei murmured. He finally understood why Lei Xuan had failed.

Because the difficulty of this illusion was much greater than that of the Illusion Heart Pavilion. If the Lin Family Cultivators thought that the Illusion Heart Pavilion could help them Breakthrough to Golden Core like they did for Foundation Establishment and Purple Mansion, then they were greatly mistaken.

Of course, while thinking this, he immediately began to beat the drum of his Spirit Pill.

At this moment, he also saw the thunder patterns on the Spirit Pill, and an unprecedented thunder-attribute Spiritual Qi surged through the Dao Meridian within his body.

His gaze seemed to see a Wood Demon that had angered the heavenly thunder.

When the heavenly thunder raged, the Wood Demon’s corpse lay prostrate.

”Minor Divine Ability of Heavenly God’s Wrath?” A realization dawned in Lin Shilei’s heart.

However, before he could fully digest this realization, thunderclouds descended from the sky, and the Golden Core Lightning Tribulation began.

Seeing this, Lin Shilei quickly flew out, heading towards the Lin Family’s Lightning Tribulation Sub-island nearby.

Above it was the Nine-Layered Thunder Pagoda Formation. Although he now had an Acquired Thunder Body, he would not underestimate the Golden Core Lightning Tribulation.

One should know that the strength of the Lightning Tribulation was also related to the Cultivator’s Golden Core. He had a High Grade Spirit Pill.

The Lightning Tribulation would be at least a Six-Nine Lightning Tribulation, and even a Seven-Nine was possible.

Upon entering the Sub-island, the Nine-Layered Thunder Pagoda Formation was instantly activated.

In addition, there were several Tier 5 Spirit Talismans prepared in advance.

These Tier 5 Spirit Talismans were all for avoiding the Lightning Tribulation and were purchased by the Lin Family from other Immortal Master forces.

As the golden lightning descended, the Lightning Tribulation quickly began.

Lin Shilei’s Lightning Tribulation was an Eight-Nine Lightning Tribulation, only one less than Lin Shiming’s.

Fortunately, he finally activated a Minor Divine Ability, which allowed him to block the Lightning Tribulation.

Lin Shilei’s body quickly began to exude the aura of a Golden Core, signifying that the Lin Family would gain another Golden Core True Person.

”Congratulations, Shilei!” Lin Shiming also offered his congratulations.

However, at this moment, Lin Shilei wasn’t very interested in the Lightning Tribulation Pool. Instead, he handed Lin Shiming a Jade Slip, asking Lin Shiming for help to examine the thunder bow.

”This is a damaged Spirit Treasure!” Lin Shiming replied. He was somewhat puzzled at the moment, not knowing why Lin Shilei suddenly gave him this.

”Seventh Brother, this is from my Heart Demon Tribulation, regarding the Heavenly Thunder Secret Realm. I feel there’s a thunder Legacy and this damaged Spirit Treasure inside the Heavenly Thunder Secret Realm!” Lin Shilei replied excitedly.

The realism of the Heart Demon Tribulation’s illusions is because they reflect reality and then amplify the Cultivator’s joy, anger, sorrow, greed, and other negative emotions.

So, if what Lin Shilei said was true, the possibility of a damaged Spirit Treasure within the Heavenly Thunder Secret Realm was indeed very high.

And for a Golden Core Cultivator, the difference in combat power with and without a Spirit Treasure is significant.

For example, the reason Lin Shiming could consistently dominate among Golden Core Cultivators was because he possessed four damaged Spirit Treasures.

These four Spirit Treasures were for suppression, binding, soul-shattering, and attack, respectively.

They perfectly suited Lin Shiming.

Otherwise, if Lin Shiming wanted to become one of the few supreme individuals in the Late Golden Core Stage, the difficulty would increase significantly, even with his extremely strong swordsmanship.

”Once you’ve stabilized your Cultivation, I’ll help you then!” Lin Shiming said.

As Lin Shiming nodded, Lin Shilei began to consolidate his Cultivation, and the Lin Family’s Grand Competition resumed.

For the Lin Family, Golden Core Cultivators were becoming somewhat commonplace.

So, they continued with their usual activities.

However, Lin Changxiao, the Lin Family’s current thunder Spiritual Root Cultivator, now displayed even more terrifying strength.

It seemed as if performing weakly would diminish the Face of a thunder Spiritual Root Cultivator.

Meanwhile, Lin Shiming looked at Lei Xuan.

”Fellow Daoist Lei, how has your journey been these past years?” Lin Shiming asked.

”Shiming, I already have a grasp on the Breakthrough, but...” Lei Xuan’s words clearly indicated his concern about not having a Core Formation Pill.

After all, the Lin Family’s Core Formation Pills didn’t just appear out of thin air.

He had already wasted one before.

Now, he was about to waste another. One must know that he was merely a Cultivator who had married into the Lin Family.

He didn’t actually possess the Lin Family Bloodline.

But he truly had no other choice.

Trying to obtain a Core Formation Pill through other means would undoubtedly be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

That’s why he returned to Shuangmu Island.

”No worries. When Shitao comes out of seclusion, let her refine one for you. However, you’ll need to owe the contribution points!” Lin Shiming said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Lei Xuan’s suspended heart settled.

Owing contribution points was nothing; he had owed them before, and this life he only planned to pursue longevity in the Lin Family, practically bound to the Lin Family. It was just some contribution points; he wouldn’t think much of it.

”Shiming, I also want to visit the Heavenly Thunder Secret Realm. I want to give it a try!” Lei Xuan pondered for a moment, then added.

As for the Heavenly Thunder Secret Realm, it was naturally the most suitable place for his Cultivation in the entire Lin Family.

Moreover, he was equally unwilling to be without a spiritual body.

”You can. The Family supports you. Also, my Thunder Child Wood Demon can also help you then!” Lin Shiming nodded, directly agreeing to Lei Xuan’s request.

Lei Xuan said nothing, merely cupped his fist.

He knew that saying more was useless. Protecting the Lin Family well was the best response to Lin Shiming’s gesture.

”Shiming, additionally, I’d like to give a few more lectures on the Dao. I’ve gained some insights from my travels over the years, regarding the Dao of wandering!” Lei Xuan added again.