Clan Immortal Cultivation: I Can See Hints

Zi Yu Mountain, several Golden Core cultivators followed the Lin Family's flying boat, slowly arriving at the mountain peak, in front of Lin Shiming's dwelling.

The dwelling was located at the highest peak of Zi Yu Mountain, once the abode of Zi Yu Scatter Man.

Although Lin Shiming rarely came here, this place was still reserved for him.

Moreover, peach blossom trees were planted all around, and there was a pavilion built at the entrance to the cave, with a well-placed stone table.

A black and white chessboard was clearly defined in the center of the pavilion.

The chessboard was still the one from Fangmu Mountain years ago, which made the Lin Family cultivators feel a sense of kinship every time they saw it, as if they were at Fangmu Mountain, with a mixture of affection and the indignity of being forced from their homeland.

Red Leaf True Person walked at the forefront, followed by Kuangfeng True Person, with Bai Yu True Person and White Lake True Person bringing up the rear.

At the entrance of the dwelling, Lin Shiming also emerged.

He was now dressed in plain white robes, his complexion still extremely poor, but the hideous wound on his chest had been treated, although his chest still heaved from time to time.

"I have seen Red Leaf senior, Kuangfeng senior, and the two seniors from Nine Dragon Island!" Lin Shiming invited the visitors into the pavilion, where he brewed a pot of spiritual tea on the chessboard.

The spiritual tea was a fourth-rank spiritual tea, Hongyu Tea, with a color as red as hongyu. Brewed, it was clear and vibrant, as if hongyu gems were dancing in the water. Upon tasting, its smoothness was unrivaled. It was a type of spiritual tea Lin Shiming had purchased on Tianliu Island.

A small bag cost upward of ten thousand intermediate grade Spirit Stones, exceptionally precious.

Although it was somewhat lacking for entertaining these True Persons, for the Lin Family of the Purple Mansion Family, this was the highest courtesy they could afford.

"Please forgive me, esteemed seniors, for not greeting you from afar!"

"It's fine. I have two Saint Body Pills here, which are extremely effective for Flood Dragon injury recovery!" Red Leaf True Person frowned upon seeing Lin Shiming's slowness and trembling, taking out a Jade Bottle.

In the Jade Bottle were two thumb-sized golden elixirs.

"Thank you, True Person. However, your generosity shames me. I failed to protect Jiuyue Island and betrayed the trust you placed in me, please punish me as you see fit, senior!" Lin Shiming did not immediately take it.

Although he had resisted valiantly, losing Jiuyue Island was still a crime.

Whether the rewards and punishments could cancel each other out was for Red Leaf True Person to decide.

To accept it openly in front of so many cultivators without hesitation would be somewhat presumptuous.

"No matter, the fault doesn't lie with you. You should tell us what you saw and heard instead!" Red Leaf True Person spoke up.

And at this moment, the system alert sounded again:

[Please note that Bai Yu True Person and White Lake True Person are secretly using a Fifth-Order Inquiry Spirit Talisman!]

Lin Shiming's heart tightened. He hadn't expected that it wasn't Red Leaf True Person using the Inquiry Spirit Talisman, but those two from Nine Dragon Island.

He glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw Red Leaf True Person standing there, still cold and beautiful, completely stern in appearance.

As if unaware of the Inquiry Spirit Talisman.

Nobody touched the Hongyu Tea on the table, allowing the red mist from the tea to scatter.

Lin Shiming straightened himself, trying to find a more comfortable position, and after carefully considering his speech to ensure there were no gaps, he began to talk slowly:

"To respond to senior, the incident started three days ago when I left seclusion!"

"I had just made a breakthrough, so I headed to Jiuyue Island, planning to counterattack before the Demonic Beasts could gain momentum, and to continue enlarging the great cause you seniors left with your scorched earth strategy!"

"I did not expect to encounter a Fourth-Rank Flood Dragon. After using all my means and slaying a late-stage Fourth-Rank Wind Flood Dragon, I unwittingly drew a larger tide of monsters, as many as over twenty Fourth-Rank Flood Dragons, and hidden behind them were two Demon Kings. They only gave me the opportunity to escape because they feared an ambush on Jiuyue Island!"

Lin Shiming sighed as he looked at his wound.

He did not elaborate further, but instead took out the inner core of the Wind Flood Dragon.

He handed it directly to Red Leaf True Person.

"You may keep this inner core. The Flood Dragon Inner Core might be something you can exchange for good items with the friends from Nine Dragon Island!" Red Leaf True Person did not keep the inner core; he merely glanced at it from a distance and then looked towards Bai Yu True Person and White Lake True Person from Nine Dragon Island, with a hint of implied meaning.

"Flood Dragon Inner Cores are indeed something we need on Nine Dragon Island. If you have a Fifth-Order Inner Core, it can be exchanged for a Gold Condensation Pill on our island. As for a late Fourth-Order Inner Core, it can only be exchanged for treasures of the same rank, such as Fortune Longevity Fruit or Pill Patterned Perfection!" Bai Yu True Person also spoke up.

Lin Shiming's heart fluttered, not over the Fourth-Rank Flood Dragon Inner Core but considering the Fifth-Order Flood Dragon Inner Core.

If one day he reached the Golden Core Stage and gained a small reputation among Golden Core True Persons, he might indeed be able to exchange a Fifth-Order Flood Dragon Inner Core for a Gold Condensation Pill.

His Storage Bag, after all, contained the inner cores of the Chi Yu Demon King and the Blue-Eyed Demon King.

He had kept the corpses of both Fifth-Order individuals.

But until he reached Golden Core, he would never dare to make the exchange.

Even with the Flaming Sword, revealing too much would be risky.

Not to mention he could not explain it, but if Nine Dragon Island decided to take action, could he really plan to slay the True Persons from Nine Dragon Island?

If he succeeded, it would be fine, but if he failed, the Lin Family would have no choice but to hide away in the Northern Plains or Western Desert.

Moreover, as soon as the tide of monsters had passed, he could accompany Jiuxiao Scatter Man to the Eastern Domain to find a place with Gold Condensation Fruit.

Before that, he needed to remain hidden.

As Lin Shiming contemplated, White Lake True Person stepped forward and asked:

"May I inquire, young friend Lin, how many Blue Flood Dragons and how many Poisonous Dragons were there amongst them? Which two Great Demons were the Demon Kings? And how did you manage to escape that day?" White Lake True Person asked several questions all at once.

The others hadn't had the chance to intervene, or perhaps they did not intend to.

White Lake True Person's eyes were like torches.

For a moment, an intangible pressure filled the air. The chess pieces on the board started to crack, ripples formed on the surface of the spiritual tea, and the direction in which the Spiritual Energy dispersed pointed towards Lin Shiming.