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In the pavilion, Lin Xianzhi held the Golden Iron Stone and, after examining it for a while, could no longer hide his joy.
He then handed the Golden Iron Stone to Lin Houyuan for inspection.
"Shiming, you've done very well. You've made another great contribution to our family."
"Have you notified your Fifth Uncle?" Lin Xianzhi suddenly frowned, seeming to think of something, and then asked Lin Shiming.
Lin Shiming also hastily waved his hands and respectfully said:
"Seventh Great-Uncle, Shiming was somewhat impatient upon discovering the vein and has not yet informed Fifth Uncle."
"Very good, the Qingxuan Sect has already sent people to Lingnan County, and the Li Family has interfered, tripling the tribute that our family is supposed to offer to the court!"
"If this news is discovered even the tiniest bit, I'm afraid the tribute will be manipulated by them again!"
After Lin Xianzhi had spoken, all three of them simultaneously harbored deep resentment towards the Li Family's actions.
"Seventh Great-Uncle, Shiming has made another discovery!" Lin Shiming spoke again, this time with an even more solemn expression.
This made Lin Xianzhi's brows tighten, and with another wave of the array flag, he further reinforced the Spirit Isolation Formation around Fangmu Mountain's Qinglian Pool.
In fact, the formation around the Qinglian Pool itself was already extremely tight. Lin Xianzhi seldom reinforced it, but now he realized that eight out of the recent ten times had been because of Lin Shiming.
Once the Spirit Isolation Formation was reinforced, Lin Houyuan next to him looked a bit peculiar, wondering why they hadn't been so careful with the Golden Iron Stone just now.
Could there be something even more precious than a Second Rank Supreme Grade Golden Iron Stone vein?
However, in the next moment, when Lin Shiming took out a Jade Box, a radiant light shone through it.
The two were as if struck by thunder, even more stunned.
And after looking at it for a moment, Lin Xianzhi suddenly took out array flags from his bosom and successively issued ten true flags, activating ten Spiritual Powers.
He reinforced the Spirit Isolation Formation by ten more layers and even activated Fangmu Mountain's Defensive Array.
"Could this be the Minor Divine Ability Tree?" It was Lin Houyuan, Shiming's father, who first swallowed hard and broke the silence.
"Yes." As Lin Xianzhi spoke, he also took out a Third Rank Superior Grade Spirit Jade to fashion a new Jade Box.
He replaced the Jade Box to stop the brilliant light from leaking out.
"Seventh Great-Uncle, Father, this was obtained from a Cultivator named Wu's cave dwelling, and no second person knows of it," Lin Shiming explained, seeing the cautious look in both their eyes.
"It's just a pity that the treasure tree is only sixty years old!"
"Also, what do you think about becoming the Family Head?"
With another word from Lin Xianzhi, Lin Shiming was shocked, his face a picture of disbelief.
"You need not be too surprised, nor worry that becoming the Family Head will affect your cultivation!" Seeing Lin Shiming's shocked silence, Lin Xianzhi spoke again.
"Cultivators in Immortal Cultivation put family first. Half is to support the family to repave their debt, and the other half to take the family into one's service. Your talent, intelligence, and fortune are all of superior quality. Becoming the ultimate ruler of the family, you will go farther."
After finishing, Lin Xianzhi stared at Lin Houyuan and remained silent.
The words were laid out, it was up to Lin Shiming to decide.
"Thank you, Seventh Great-Uncle, Shiming is willing to give it a try!" Lin Shiming finally nodded in agreement.
He had not hesitated just now; he was simply astounded.
Logically, given his age, it was indeed quite early to be the Family Head.
His father was the present Family Head, and he had some understanding of the position.
The benefits of being the Family Head were enormous. For instance, with regard to cultivation resources, after becoming the Family Head, he would become the family's foremost cultivation priority. There would be no more worries about Spirit Stones and Spirit Water, and he could utilize the family's full resources to aid in his cultivation.
Just as Lin Xianzhi and Lin Houyuan were doing now.
Moreover, in terms of family affairs, as long as responsibilities were properly delegated, he would only need to make strategic decisions, which would not greatly impact his cultivation.
After all, there were other Elders below him.
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Lin Shiming returned to his own cave dwelling, his shocked heart gradually calming down, but a higher position also signified greater responsibility, and required greater strength.
He did not have time to rest at this moment.
First, he planted the Minor Divine Ability Tree next to the Heavenly Spirit Fruit Tree without any delay.
Once the precious tree was planted, Lin Shiming felt most of the Spiritual Energy being drawn towards him, which immediately filled him with joy.
The Spiritual Energy was denser, which incidentally helped his cultivation as well.
Then, Lin Shiming planted the seeds of the Awakening Spirit Flower.
Next, he channeled the Spiritual Power of the Purple Wood Heart Sutra into the Heavenly Spirit Fruit, Awakening Spirit Flower, and other Spirit Plants, catalyzing each of them.
Finally, he dealt with the Spirit Bees, fed three Spirit Beasts, and then returned to the stone bed to quietly contemplate the future of the family.
Because, in his view, the family needed reform! Explore stories on m,v l'e-novelhall.net