BXBX NOVEL Chapter 103 Game Theory
The familiar disciples, the familiar control over the furnace and alchemy process, seemed hardly different from before.
Only now, without the presence of the second grandfather, Lin Shitao had also begun her retreat.
The current head of the Lin Family Pill Pavilion was the newly promoted second-rank superior grade alchemist, Lin Houxuan, an elegant middle-aged man who was also Lin Shiming\'s fifteenth uncle, though his cultivation was only at the eighth layer of Qi Cultivation.
Therefore, even with the Formation Artifact Manual, Lin Houxuan could not refine third rank elixirs.
"Family Head, here is the Beast Nurturing Pill!" Lin Houxuan familiarly took out a pill bottle, causing Lin Shiming to feel a sense of déjà vu; inside the pill bottle were indeed Beast Nurturing Pills.
Lin Shiming subconsciously took it, and after offering some words of encouragement to Lin Houxuan, he gave him some spirit honey.
Lin Houxuan, being just over fifty, still had hope for achieving Foundation Establishment.
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Taking spirit honey could help him break through to the ninth layer and start polishing his spiritual energy early.
Lin Shiming did not linger any longer and went to his intended destination, the Artifact Refining Pavilion.
At that moment, Lin Yutie was not refining artifacts but was instructing Lin Shizhong, who had already begun preparing to refine a second-rank intermediate grade magic artifact.
Although Lin Shizhong\'s talent for cultivation was far inferior to Lin Shitao\'s, his talent for artifact refining was indeed somewhat terrifying.
"Fourth grandfather!" Lin Shiming called out.
"Family Head!" Lin Yutie also responded.
Lin Yutie was clearly emotional; the little child from twenty years ago had now become a Foundation Establishment great cultivator.
"Fourth grandfather, Shiming has a favor to ask!" Lin Shiming did not engage in much idle chit-chat and straightforwardly stated his purpose.
"I need to refine nine wooden attribute sword blanks!"
"Sword blanks are no problem. For a third rank magic artifact, the most difficult part is the internal spirit formation!" Lin Yutie did not ask further questions and directly agreed.
After leaving some spirit honey in the Artifact Refining Pavilion and leaving behind thirty thousand spirit stones, Lin Shiming also returned to the cave mansion beside Qinglian Pool.
The nine wooden attribute sword blanks were to serve as the nine array bases for setting up the Purple Wood Profound Heavenly Sword Formation; one could say that this secret technique was his life\'s array formation.
Even though Lin Shiming was a Foundation Establishment cultivator and the nine sword blanks were third rank magic swords, he could still nurture them with his Spirit Platform, and once deployed, their power would be far stronger than an ordinary sword array.
It could be considered a trump card.
This was also a safeguard for the upcoming trip to the Purple Mansion secret realm.
In addition, Lin Shiming took out the Qinglian Taoist Robe refined by the Fourth Elder, Lin Yutie. It was made from third rank Illusionary Crystal Stone and the skin of a chameleon beast, providing excellent concealment effects and capable of blocking divine sense.
A third rank magic artifact is different from a second rank magic artifact; it requires a much longer time to attune to and one also needs to leave a True Yuan mark inside it.
After Lin Shiming had attuned to both the Green Lotus Taoist Robe and the Purple Wood Sword given to him by Lin Xianzhi, the half-month period had elapsed.
The Lin Family\'s senior members once again gathered beside Qinglian Pool.
Lin Xianzhi wore a serious expression. This time, only a few Foundation Establishment cultivators were present, including the Great Elder Lin Yuqing, the Fourth Elder Lin Yutie, and the Eighth Elder Lin Houshou.
"This Purple Mansion Cave Mansion operation is of great importance. Shiming, Houyong, Yuqing, and Houshou will accompany me there!"
"Shijie will be stationed at Fangmu Mountain to prevent petty provocations!"
"Moreover, the family will be on full alert. Additionally, the excavation of Golden Iron Stone will be halted; all further actions will be decided after our triumphant return from the Qingyun Mountain Range!"
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Lin Xianzhi laid out the arrangements one by one. No one dared to contradict him, nor did anyone dare to discuss them.
The operation to the Purple Mansion Cave Mansion could not afford any mistakes. It was quite possible that the Qian Family, overwhelmed by greed, might take action against the Lin Family. Thus, Shiming with his Golden Winged Mantis had to go, effectively adding the power of a third rank combatant.
The reason Lin Houyong was chosen to go instead of Lin Shijie was that while both were nearly equal in combat power, Lin Shijie clearly had greater potential and was more suited for holding the fort.
Lin Shijie, no longer the young and inexperienced youth that he once was, responded solemnly and assured that before the return of the seventh granduncle, the Lin Family would surely remain safe and sound.
Once the mobilization was complete, Lin Xianzhi began to distribute Spirit Talismans.
This time, the Spirit Talismans were all Third Rank. For the Second Rank Elders, Lin Yuqing and Lin Houshou, Lin Xianzhi took out a treasured talisman from the family\'s collection for the two of them. Then, he produced an Array Plate, which was precisely a set of Third Rank Inferior Grade Array.
Clearly, at the crucial moment, Lin Houshou would be like being in water, controlling a Third Rank Array to defend against enemies.
With everything ready, Lin Shiming also obtained nine Third Rank sword blanks from Lin Yutie.
"Depart!" As Lin Xianzhi gave the command, everyone immediately became extremely solemn.
A Spirit Boat ascended, and in the blink of an eye, it expanded into a golden giant boat.
Without hesitation, several people swiftly took off into the sky, boarding the boat and heading towards the Qingyun Mountain range.
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At the Qian Family\'s ancestral home, a mysterious underground chamber.
A few Taoist Robe Cultivators were engaged in heated discussion.
If an outsider were present, they would be amazed at the Qian Family\'s foundation.
Among the seven people present, all were Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and Qian Bosheng, who once had an encounter with Lin Shiming in Xing County Square Market, was sitting in the deputy\'s seat.
Sitting in the main seat was a white-haired Taoist Robe Elder. The Elder was resting with eyes closed, and no one dared to speak before he opened his mouth.
This person was none other than the old ancestor of the Qian Family, Qian Yongfu.
A Cultivator at the peak of the late Foundation Establishment stage, he was half a step away from Purple Mansion.
The Qian Family gave this matter such great importance because they were searching for an opportunity for Qian Yongfu to make a breakthrough to the Purple Mansion.
If successful in one fell swoop, the Qian Family would become the second-largest Purple Mansion Family in Yunzhou; and with their family\'s background in Qingxuan Sect, it was only a matter of time before they surpassed the Li Family.
Just as the Li Family was able to secretly suppress the Lin Family in the past, they would naturally be able to suppress the Li Family when the time came.
"Bosheng, speak of how we should cooperate with the Lin Family."
"Reporting to Uncle Five, the Lin Family is weak, with their strongest being Lin Xianzhi, who is nearly on par with Li Xiulei. With our Qian Family\'s ancestral Secret Technique, which can conceal a cultivation level, the Lin Family is hardly worth mentioning.
As long as there are no Purple Mansion Great Demons in the Purple Mansion Cave Mansion, Bosheng will definitely secure the opportunity for Uncle Five!"
Qian Bosheng spoke indifferently, exuding great confidence.
The Elder nodded:
"Take this late-stage Sword Puppet with you, just in case!"
The Elder produced a Storage Bag and handed it to Qian Bosheng, who was also quick to express his elation.
With an additional Sword Puppet, he was confident that he could even battle a Purple Mansion Great Demon.
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In the Huangyun Mountain Li Family home, Li Xiulei, Li Chengzhi, and Li Chengli, three late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators, gathered.
Beneath them, a Cultivator at the early stage of Foundation Establishment was reporting the situation.
What was terrifying was that what he reported included the moves of the Qian Family as well as all the movements of the Lin Family.
Li Chengzhi touched a bug pattern on his poison-streaked robe, which eventually transformed into a small insect.
Then, he was seen to squeeze it hard, and the Spirit Insect perished, bursting into numerous liquids.
Following that, a streak of Spirit Light flew far away and vanished from sight.
"The remaining Cultivators of the Huang Family are also dead, it\'s an absolute success!"
"Big Brother, you won\'t stop me from turning the entire Huang Family into bug food now, will you? How dare these insignificant Lin and Qian Families, and Huang Family, covet the legacy Cave Mansion left by the Artifact Refining Mo Family? Completely ignorant of their own mortality!"
"Do as you please, but remember, Lin Xianzhi must be killed by me!" Li Chengli laughed fiercely.
Afterwards, the Huangyun Mountain Li Family also began to mobilize.
Soon, a Spirit Boat likewise tore through the sky and departed.