Next to Qinglian Pool, inside Lin Xianzhi's cave dwelling.
The décor was plain, the stone table furniture simple. At this moment, Lin Shiming suddenly thought that if his great-uncle in the future were to leave a legacy and a cave dwelling, the later generations would probably be very disappointed!
In front of Lin Shiming, Lin Xianzhi was seated cross-legged on a stone bed, concentrating and calming his breath, beginning his cultivation.
But, compared to usual, his focus and the calming of his breath took half a breath longer.
The next moment, streams of spiritual energy surged towards Lin Xianzhi's body. The Grand Circulation of the Renshui Geng Metal Art began.
Then a blue-golden glow circulated, as the aura soared and then waned, changing continuously.
This was the first time Lin Shiming observed someone else's cultivation, but he was not relaxed at that moment. If in the end the system prompt did not appear, then all his efforts would have been in vain.
His heart continuously monitored the system prompt.
However, after one breath, two breaths!
Until Lin Xianzhi completed a small circulation of Grand Circulation and opened his eyes.
There was still no sign of the system prompt.
This couldn't help but make Lin Shiming think, perhaps system prompts could only affect himself.
After Lin Xianzhi cast a glance at Lin Shiming, he closed his eyes once more and continued his cultivation.
This time, it was the turn of the Grand Circulation.
The spirit light was even more brilliant, and the changes in spiritual breath were even more violent.
Lin Shiming watched from the side as it went on for an entire hour, and finally, the system prompt appeared once again:
"Reminding the great-uncle that his cultivation technique primarily cultivates metal, and secondarily water..."
Lin Shiming was somewhat stunned. He hadn't expected this profound-rank Purple Mansion cultivation technique to not only have several incorrect cultivation paths but also to get the most critical aspect of primary and secondary cultivation all wrong.
No wonder Lin Xianzhi would suffer a decrease in his lifespan every time he exerted his full power in casting spells.
Moreover, water attribute cultivation techniques inherently possess healing qualities. The more one tries to alleviate injuries, the more he subconsciously starts to primarily cultivate the water attribute! Once again taking a wrong path further.
In the end, only one-tenth of the metal attribute True Yuan remained, which contradicted the essence of the Renshui Geng Metal Art itself!
Many thoughts flashed through Lin Shiming's mind in an instant. He didn't understand why Qingxuan Sect accepted nominal disciples, nor why they always imparted such flawed cultivation techniques.
After Lin Xianzhi finished speaking, Lin Shiming suddenly recalled that while the cultivation technique was fixed, Lin Xianzhi's danger had, in fact, increased.
And this could potentially involve him as well. He was not sure what the defect in the Purple Wood Heart Sutra was, but he could perceive the flaw in the Renshui Geng Metal Art.
What would be the Qingxuan Sect's attitude, and what about the Zi Xuan Hermit?
Lin Shiming felt his heart tense up once again.
Especially because the correction of the cultivation technique was done by a mere glance from an early stage Foundation Establishment presence.
If the news were to leak, even if he reached the Purple Mansion, he might not survive among those centuries-old elders.
After speaking with Lin Xianzhi, Lin Shiming also felt somewhat heavy-hearted.
Compared to Uncle Ancestor Seven, he had considered less, but fortunately, Uncle Ancestor Seven had sealed his own memory.
And at the same time, he reminded himself not to reveal the full power of his Purple Wood Heart Sutra.
Lin Shiming made another trip to the Council Hall and arranged for the migration of mortals with his eldest uncle once more, having them move even farther away from the Qingyun mountain range.
Afterward, he returned to his cave dwelling and began practicing the Tiangang Sword Formation.
The Tiangang Sword Formation was far inferior to the Purple Wood Profound Heavenly Sword Formation; its complexity was nowhere near that of the latter. However, similarly, its power also depended on the swords themselves.
Nine Formation Swords were just wood attribute sword blanks, barely Third Rank, while the Tiangang Sword Formation contained three Third Rank Intermediate Grade swords, five Third Rank Superior Grade swords, and as many as one hundred Second Rank Supreme Grade swords!
In terms of offensive power, there was an advantage. Of course, if his Artifact Refining skill improved or if he sought another Artifact Refining Master to reforge the Formation Swords, even if it was just to create Third Rank Intermediate Grade swords, he was confident that he would have few rivals among the mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators!
While Lin Xianzhi was in seclusion and Lin Shiming practiced his swordsmanship, massive changes were taking place across the Qingyun mountain range.
Beasts of all kinds roared together, and Spirit Might surged!
From time to time, deep within the mountain range, a Purple Mansion Great Demon would look up to the skies and roar, their Spirit Might astonishing.
All over Yunzhou, near the Qingyun mountain range, first and second rank Demonic Beasts started to appear gradually!
Cultivators and mortals from the state began moving away from the Qingyun mountain range, everyone with expressions of terror as if doomsday had arrived!
And two days later, a Spirit Talisman flew in from outside, heading towards Fangmu Mountain.
Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi almost simultaneously received the Spirit Talisman, which was a summoning order.
This time, the request was for two Foundation Establishment members from the Lin Family, twenty late-stage Qi Cultivation cultivators, and twenty mid-stage Qi Cultivation cultivators!