Clan Immortal Cultivation: I Can See Hints
Chapter 981 - 599 Spirit Vein Upgrade, Formless Hat Ancient Treasure_2

He cast the Spirit-Seeking Plate into Five Flame Peak, and instantly, a massive dragon shadow dove toward the interior of the mountain.

In that moment, all Lin Family cultivators turned to look.

This Spirit Vein was precisely what Lin Shiming retrieved from Heavenly Worry Sage's Storage Bag using the Spirit-Seeking Plate.

It contained a Fifth-Order Supreme Grade Spirit Vein.

As the Spirit Vein was embedded, the entire mountain peak instantly radiated a dazzling spiritual glow.

The dense Spiritual Energy surged forth, like a fountain bursting out.

Coupled with the original Spirit Vein's intensity, this Spirit Vein rivaled the Lin Family's finest vein.

Of course, placing this vein on Qinglian Peak or Thousand Wood Peak could benefit Lin Family cultivators even more.

But since this Spirit Vein was secured with the help of Qiu Xue Sword and Ying Feng Sword, and the latter required neither treasures nor spiritual medicine...

What Lin Shiming could do was provide them better Spiritual Energy conditions.

And also to aid Flaming Sword in its breakthrough.

With this Fifth-Order Supreme Grade Spirit Vein, though the likelihood of success wouldn't increase drastically, it could at least improve by half a tier.

By then, with two Nascent Souls in the Lin Family, the clan would be much more secure.

Most importantly, if Flaming Sword breaks through, then Ying Feng Sword, Leiming Sword, Feifu Sword, and Minglun Sword would soon follow.

The vein's spiritual glow overflowed, spreading throughout Shuangmu Island.

Those in secluded cultivation all felt as if the path of cultivation had suddenly become simpler.

For some cultivators stuck at bottlenecks, the dense Spiritual Energy even helped them overcome their obstacles.

From afar, Lin Houshou, having received the news, was already rushing over. The latter was now at the Late Purple Mansion stage.

With further tempering, he could soon begin attempting a Golden Core breakthrough.

"Shiming, I have a set of Fifth-Order Supreme Grade Formation suitable for our Lin Family. This formation is called the Profound Heavenly Water Great Formation!"

"I must admit with shame, if my cultivation weren't so weak, the Sixth-Order Taiqian Water Great Formation would've been a better fit!" Lin Houshou said.

With the Spirit Vein in place, the family's formation naturally needed upgrading.

Yet Lin Houshou's cultivation level was still too low to set up a Sixth-Order Formation.

This formation's legacy came from Kuangfeng True Person.

Lin Shiming couldn't help but think fondly of the latter, feeling a trace of regret.

"Second Uncle, there's also a disposable Transmission Formation here; take a look!" Lin Shiming handed over the jade slip inheritance given by Red Leaf True Person to Lin Houshou.

This formation would be vital for the Lin Family in the future, allowing them to transmit along with the War Treasure Ship to the Eastern Domain.

For the Lin Family, returning to the Eastern Domain was an ambition deeply planted in their hearts.

Especially among the "Hou", "Shi", and "Ze" generations.

They had gone through the darkest period of the Eastern Domain and were therefore more driven.

"Thank you!" Lin Shiming heard transmissions from several Spirit Swords in his mind.

If Lin Shiming had placed the Fifth-Order Supreme Grade Spirit Vein on Qinglian Peak, they wouldn't have uttered a word of complaint.

But by placing it on Five Flame Peak, where the Northern Sword Pavilion stood, it was undeniably a great gesture of goodwill toward them.

Lin Shiming smiled faintly, said nothing further, and returned to Thousand Wood Peak.

In his mind, a system prompt appeared:

[Using Devouring Spirit Ants can break the seal formation on ancient treasures!]

Lin Shiming smiled wryly; he truly hadn't thought of it earlier.

In fact, Devouring Spirit Ants were also effective in breaking the formation on Heavenly Earth Island.

However, at that time, even if the ants were used, it wouldn't have done much. After all, Devouring Spirit Ants were easily slaughtered by True Monarchs.

Granny Qingyu and Taiqian Shark Emperor were far from merciful individuals.

Lin Shiming released two Devouring Spirit Ants and retrieved the ancient treasure hat.

The hat was a straw hat, woven from a kind of icy Spirit Grass.

As soon as the Devouring Spirit Ants saw the ancient treasure, they lunged forward eagerly, baring their fangs.

They began voraciously absorbing, and suddenly, a transparent Spirit Shield appeared atop the straw hat.

This shield was like a thin layer of jade, adorned with intricate Spirit Patterns.

Simultaneously, a drop of bright red locking essence appeared.

This lock was undoubtedly the sealing formation discussed by Qiu Xue Sword; it required a bloodline to unlock.

The Spirit Shield quickly grew thinner under the bites of the two Devouring Spirit Ants.

After half an hour, the Spirit Shield completely disappeared, revealing the true form of the ancient treasure hat.

The hat was small and resembled a standard straw hat, but when True Yuan was infused, Lin Shiming discovered that his hand had vanished—and even his own Divine Sense was unable to track it.

Evidently, this ancient treasure could conceal the wearer's form.

It was far superior to the Eternal Night Umbrella.

Additionally, he found that the treasure could absorb various magical items and Secret Techniques.

It bore somewhat similar effects to Renmen's capabilities, shocking Lin Shiming greatly.

With this ancient treasure, his defensive tactics had reached a whole new level.

"Let's call it the Five-Aspect Hat!" Lin Shiming named the treasure.

As a special kind of Magical Treasure, ancient treasures didn't require refining, so Lin Shiming promptly began using it.

The only drawback was the system's limitation to one item per day.

He wanted to inspect the ancient map and the remaining spiritual treasure, the Shadowless Needle's Treasure Decision, but couldn't for now.

He had to wait until the next day for the system refresh.

"This ancient treasure's power is truly impressive!" Subsequently, Lin Shiming wielded the ancient treasure with one hand and launched offensive techniques with the other.

Yet he discovered his Grass Sword Art combined with Sword Essence couldn't penetrate the Five-Aspect Hat.

Only a damaged spiritual treasure caused slight changes in the hat's hue, indicating some upper limits of resilience.

If he'd had the Five-Aspect Hat before his last battle, he wouldn't even have needed to use Immortal Wood Shadow as a hidden trump card.

This discovery left Lin Shiming exhilarated.

This time, it was unquestionably his greatest find to date.

Of course, calling it a "find" felt generous; acquiring the Five-Aspect Hat on Yuntie Island was by no means easy. The local cultivation forces were far weaker than those on Red Leaf Island, roughly comparable to those on Heavenly Phenomenon Island.

Even if others recognized it as an ancient treasure, they couldn't break the sealing formation.

Without the system prompt or mutated Devouring Spirit Ants, it wouldn't have been accessible to Lin Shiming either.

After one last inspection of the treasure, Lin Shiming started forging his Divine Will Soldier.

At this time, his Divine Will Palace already bore over a dozen Spirit Patterns. Another dozen, and it would be complete. Then, with his Divine Will Soldiers assembled, he wouldn't hesitate to face even Late Golden Core cultivators.

...

In the Spirit Talisman Cave Heavens, Lin Shijin entered.

Yu Jing was still studying a Spirit Talisman, focused and intensely absorbed, her hands touching a talisman as if summarizing and researching its intricacies.

Her stunning eyes shone with the light of scholarly pursuit.

Lin Shijin couldn't help but gaze at her in a daze.

"Jing'er, Seventh Brother promised us we'd go to Yunyue Mountain this time to seek revenge!"

Lin Shijin seemed rather excited.

He knew he was an inadequate husband, unable to seek swift vengeance for his wife.

In cultivation or talisman-making, he was far inferior to Yu Jing.

Yu Jing had now mastered Superior Fourth-Rank Spirit Talismans and was at the peak of Early Purple Mansion stage.

She was nearing Purple Mansion Middle Stage.

He, however, remained at Early Purple Mansion, capable of crafting only Inferior Fourth-Rank Spirit Talismans.

Yet, he had never forgotten Yu Jing's grudge.

Today marked a pivotal opportunity, and he intended to seize it.

"Is it true?" Yu Jing paused, surprised.

"Absolutely. Though Seventh Brother won't join us today, Shilei is leading the group. This time, there are seven slots for Purple Mansion cultivators—Shilei, Shiyuan, Zeli, you, me, Shiyun, and Yanxing—we're all set!"

Lin Shijin explained.

The Lin Family was stretched thin, and despite years spent fostering ties with other clan members...

Going to Yunyue City this time wasn't about treasures—there weren't any treasures there.

Thus, he refrained from asking the ordinary Lin Family members to join.

Still, their confidence remained unshaken!

Yu Jing pondered briefly before nodding.

"Thank you, Jin Lang, and thank you, Seventh Brother!" Yu Jing said with a tinge of emotion.

She reflected on the past, when her own clan wouldn't avenge her.

In hindsight, it seemed Lin Shiming simply hadn't yet acknowledged her plight.

Now, however, she realized the Lin Family stood behind her.

Without the Lin Family's support, even with three or four more Purple Mansion cultivators, Yunyue's Three Islands couldn't be breached, as it was protected by a Fifth-Order Formation.

This time, however, even a Sixth-Order Formation couldn't withstand Xue Shan True Monarch's purge!