Clan Immortal Cultivation: I Can See Hints

In Qingyun Marketplace, before the Lin Family Restaurant, Lin Houyuan appeared hurried as he entered the third floor of the restaurant under the curious gazes of the Loose Cultivators dining there.

The marketplace nowadays—several of the Lin Family's shops had already become household names due to the enormous foot traffic.

Even the Zhang Family found themselves slightly outmatched.

After all, the Pill and Magic Artifact Pavilion offered custom services without the need for Spirit Stones, requiring only extra raw materials.

For those Loose Cultivators, as long as they came out alive from Qingyun Mountain Range, they would have some materials, more or less!

And the Lin Family Restaurant provided various spiritual dishes, as well as Second Rank Mingxin Tea, Second Rank Monkey Wine, and Qingling Wine.

They also had the audacity to use some empty shops to offer secluded cultivation facilities.

Most importantly, the Lin Family's membership system, the rebate program, and promotions such as giving away Fasting Pills were the earliest forms of marketing in the Qingyun Marketplace.

Even though the other clans quickly copied these methods, none could match the same effectiveness.

The unique Blood Crocodile Spiritual Dish, Monkey Wine, and Mingxin Tea had long since become signature offerings of the Qingyun Marketplace.

What people were curious about was that the third floor of Lin Family's restaurant had never been open to the public.

As the restaurant opened up, Lin Houyuan, dressed in a Daoist robe, entered with a smile.

Inside, a young man in green robe was seated at a table, modestly and courteously brewing tea.

"Shiming!" Lin Houyuan was obviously excited. For their family, the most stable source of income was now the Qingyun Marketplace, which was also frequented by the Zhangs and Xie An.

No one had made a move against the Lin Family.

But that didn't hinder the multitude of cultivators who covertly coveted what they had. Even after Lin Houyuan's breakthrough into Foundation Establishment, he was under immense pressure.

He even dared not fully devote himself to cultivation while in the marketplace!

"Uncle Thirty!" Lin Shiming too greeted him with a smile.

The two sat down opposite each other, with Lin Shiming pouring Spiritual Tea for Lin Houyuan.

"Uncle Thirty, please try this Third Rank Mingxin Spiritual Tea!"

Lin Houyuan didn't hold back and took a sip. The fragrance of the tea overflowed, leaving a lingering aftertaste.

"The effect of this Spiritual Tea seems to have improved!" Lin Houyuan remarked with a hint of surprise.

"It's been a long time since I've had a cup, Uncle Thirty!" Lin Shiming also smiled as he took out a jade container, which contained some Third Rank Spiritual Tea leaves.

In reality, Lin Houyuan wasn't wrong; the main body of the Mingxin Tea Tree had indeed improved slightly.

According to the feedback from the Soul Arrest Forbidden, the tree spirit was originally suppressed in the Yellow Grade Secret Realm, accumulating a wealth of power. It then reflected on the Minor Divine Ability Tree, and with the abundant Spiritual Energy from the Third Rank Supreme Grade Spirit Vein within the Cave Heaven World, the grade of the Spiritual Tea truly rose slightly.

However, the improvement wasn't significant.

"Good, since Shiming has given me this, Uncle Thirty will not be polite. With this Spiritual Tea, I must sell a few more Third Rank Magic Artifacts for our clan!" Lin Houyuan accepted it with another smile.

Then his expression became more serious as he began to discuss the situation in the Qingyun Marketplace.

He knew that Lin Shiming hadn't approached him just to catch up over tea.

"Shiming, the families we previously dealt with have almost all disappeared, replaced by others!"

"Currently in Yunzhou, the families with cultivators in the late stages of Foundation Establishment should be seven in total, apart from our Lin Family and the Zhang Family—there are the emerging Zhao Family, Xu Family, Ling Family, He Family, and Xun Family!"

"As for cultivators in Purple Mansion, whether or not they exist is unknown!" Lin Houyuan knit his brows, deeply worried about such changes.

"Moreover, the Yunling Hermit and the Loose Cultivator from Tai'an have made no moves, nor has the Qingxuan Sect!"

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As Lin Houyuan listed the information, Lin Shiming listened carefully, his own expression becoming more serious.

Xie An represented the Qingxuan Sect, while the Yunling Hermit represented the local clans of Yunzhou.

If these two hadn't shown any actions, he too had to be careful that they were not also on the opposing side of the Qingxuan Sect; otherwise, any careless moves by their Lin Family could be a serious mistake.

Regrettably, those five major clans seemed to be too cautious; to date, they hadn't put any pressure on the Zhang Family, or on the Tai'an Hermit, nor had they approached the Lin Family!

"Uncle Thirty, has anyone caused trouble at our Alchemy Pavilion, Artifact Refining Pavilion, or restaurant?" Stay connected with My Virtual Library Empire

"No!" Lin Houyuan's gaze shifted as he saw the expression on Lin Shiming's face.

He began to ponder the implications of Lin Shiming's words, but he quickly got the point, breaking into a cold sweat with a look of alarm and quickly adding.

"Shiming, I'll go contact some Loose Cultivators right away to cause a stir, shall I?"

"It would be best if they were from the five major clans!" Lin Shiming nodded and added, before taking up his cup of tea and gently sipping it.

Lin Houyuan instantly understood what was being implied!

It wouldn't be surprising for a new cultivator to emerge from the secretive five major clans!

In the current situation, Lin Shiming couldn't assume that simply being in the Purple Mansion was enough to ensure victory. His only advantage was his ability to conceal his cultivation level.

Nobody knew the Lin Family's true strength!

Lin Houyuan left quickly, while Lin Shiming closed his eyes, and somehow a Spirit Talisman appeared in his hand.

He sat quietly, waiting—one moment, two moments!

The tea had cooled, and unknown to him, a commotion had begun outside.

In his palm, the Spirit Talisman finally began to emit Spirit Light and then vanished into the void, heading towards the center of Qingyun Marketplace.

Soon after, he took out a new set of tea ware and a Storage Bag.

Waiting for the good news!

After a while, he walked down to the base of the Qingqing Restaurant, and at some point, two factions had begun a standoff.

Because the third floor had opened, some inquisitive Loose Cultivators were discussing, and now with someone picking a fight, everyone turned to look.

The assortment was extremely sensitive to the changes in Yunzhou.

"You of the Lin Family occupy so much terrain; do you have any cultivators in the late stage of Foundation Establishment?" Several cultivators dressed in the Zhao Family's robes spoke out, with a Foundation Establishment cultivator leading them.