The encounter with the Fire Cloud Bird had not delayed the progress of the spirit boats from the two families as they continued to soar through the Qingyun Mountain Range.
The Qian Family, too, took on a more relaxed demeanor.
Having just experienced a breakthrough, it was all too normal for the Foundation Establishment True Yuan to be insufficient.
In fact, a newly advanced Foundation Establishment cultivator wouldn't be much stronger than one in the Qi Refinement Realm, just as the Huang Family's Foundation Establishment cultivator had been slain by the combined efforts of the Qi Cultivators of the Lin Family using formation talismans and magic artifacts.
Now, Lin Shiming himself had become one of those cultivators, albeit one who employed an intermediate grade third rank magic artifact.
In the eyes of Qian Ziyun, this elicited a sneer; the man lacked the talent and yet dared to put on airs, even more than himself!
Though Lin Houyong was a slightly better case than Lin Shiming, to the Qian Family, it was still inconsequential.
And so, the spirit boats of the two families flew onward across the Qingyun Mountain Range for several more days.
During that time, they encountered Demonic Beasts at the Foundation Establishment level on several occasions and even saw, from a great distance, a Purple Mansion Great Demon locked in combat.
They promptly fled, relying on the advantage of their spirit boats to make a swift escape.
Then, one day, Qian Bosheng could no longer contain himself and looked over at Lin Xianzhi.
"Daoist Lin, we have been circling around for nearly ten days now. If you still harbor doubts, can you not even trust in the oath to the Heavenly Dao?"
"The path is indeed as such. Otherwise, encountering a Winged Purple Mansion Great Demon would leave both our families without any chance of survival," Lin Xianzhi responded indifferently, then continued to steer the spirit boat forward.
Lin Xianzhi's answer left everyone from the Qian Family simmering with frustration, yet they were unable to do anything to Lin Xianzhi.
Unnoticed by the others, Lin Xianzhi's eyebrows relaxed, seemingly confirming that no one else was there, before he continued to search for a new direction to head in.
Five days passed in this manner.
Amidst the Qian Family's growing impatience, the spirit boats of both families finally came to a halt above a vast sea of bamboo.
The bamboo here was even taller and sturdier than that of the bamboo in Xing County of the Lin Family, resembling soaring green pines piercing the clouds.
The leaves of the bamboo were broad and massive, almost the size of leaves used for wrapping rice dumplings.
"We have arrived below!"
The strength of the Dao contained within those three characters, Lin Shiming had only seen something similar at the Qingxuan Sect and truly felt it only on Qingxuan Sect's Ascending Immortal Ladder.
"That must be the final Formation!" All the spiritual energy of the entire world was concentrated there at the Purple Mansion Cave Mansion, enveloped by a massive Defensive Array.
The spiritual energy of this Spirit Vein was clearly that of a Fourth Rank Spiritual Vein, paired with a Fourth Rank Array. Even without anyone to control it, grinding it down would still require six Foundation Establishment Cultivators continuously using their True Yuan to wear it down.
This was also why the Huang Family was so desperate to find the Illusionary Heart Grass to concoct Foundation Establishment Pills and forge new Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
At that moment, the Qian Family members also appeared in the underground world, looking around in surprise for a good while.
The so-called Purple Mansion Cave Mansion was indeed as legendary as its reputation.
At the same time, their gaze also fell instantly on the three large characters of "Mo Yun Fu."
A Fourth Rank Spiritual Vein, even for the Purple Mansion Family, would invoke greed, not to mention the treasures left behind by Purple Mansion Cultivators.
"Daoist Qian, this is the Defensive Array of the Purple Mansion Cave Mansion. Breaking the array requires six Foundation Establishment Cultivators to wear down the Formation and enter!" Lin Xianzhi spoke calmly.
Qian Bosheng extended his Divine Sense towards "Mo Yun Fu" and then nodded in response to Lin Xianzhi.
"There's no time to lose, let's break the Formation!"
"There's no need to rush, Daoist Qian. This place is extremely hidden and there's no risk of exposure. It would be better to fully restore True Yuan before breaking the Formation!" Lin Xianzhi shook his head and then suggested that Lin Xianzhi and Lin Houyong should recover first.
"Delays could lead to complications, Fellow Daoists. It's better to push through and break the Formation first!" Qian Bosheng insisted, frowning and clearly somewhat dissatisfied.
His insistent words were obviously directed at Lin Shiming and Lin Houyong.
The two definitely intended to restore their True Yuan, particularly Lin Shiming, whose Nine Swords Formation constantly consumed his True Yuan as it was being refined within him. At this moment, he was the one whose True Yuan was the most depleted.
"In that case, I have two bottles of Hundred-Year Spirit Milk here. Why not use them to restore True Yuan for the two talented nephews?"
Qian Bosheng clearly couldn't wait any longer. He produced two Pill Bottles from his hand, and within those bottles were filled with Hundred-Year Spirit Milk.
Just one drop of Hundred-Year Spirit Milk could restore all the Spiritual Energy of a Qi Cultivator, and naturally, it could also aid a Foundation Establishment Cultivator in restoring True Yuan. However, its effect was much less compared to that on Qi Cultivators.
Yet a whole bottle would enable Lin Shiming to fully recover his True Yuan within half an hour. .net
Seeing this, both of them accepted the bottles directly under the meaningful glance from Lin Xianzhi.