Jinzhou, Pinghe County.
A spirit boat flew through the sky, coming to a halt before two adjacent mountains of Qing Mountain.
A young man in green stood before another with white hair, holding a jade slip, frowning.
"Seventh Great Uncle, with twin peaks steep as sword edges, this must be the place!"
"Hmm, check it out!"
This group was none other than the Lin Family cultivators who had rushed over from Fangmu Mountain, including both Lin Shiqi and Lei Xuan.
However, as Lei Xuan had never been to the secret realm either, and only had records from ancestral texts, they had come upon many twin peaks.
But they had not found the entrance to the secret realm.
"Seventh Great Uncle, there's a lake, it must be here!" At the foot of Qing Mountain lay a colossal lake, a thousand zhang in size.
The giant lake did not emit a trace of spiritual energy, as if it were truly just an ordinary mountain lake.
The surface of the lake was unusually calm, and even a slight breeze failed to cause a ripple.
"This is not a lake, it's a formation!" Lin Houshou suddenly walked to the very front of the spirit boat, speaking with certainty.
Then, Lin Houshou took out some formation flags and began breaking the formation.
Lei Xuan stood behind, watching, as it was clear he didn't know about the formation concealing the secret realm.
This prompted him to step forward, seemingly wanting to explain to Lin Shiming, after all, the contents of the jade slip didn't fully match up.
Yet, the Lin Family members weren't surprised at all; if there were no formations, the secret realm would have been discovered by others long ago.
"This isn't a man-made formation, this is a natural Spirit Concealing Formation!" Lin Houshou, after inspecting it, packed away one set of formation flags and excitedly took out a new set.
For him, ordinary formations might not be much of a challenge, but this was a formation of heavenly and earthly powers, a force of nature.
Not to mention mastering it, even understanding the basics would be immensely beneficial to him.
"I've found the life gate!" Lin Houshou exclaimed excitedly after continuously probing with the formation flags.
And everyone, following his gaze, saw that Lin Houshou had stopped at a corner of the lake.
"Seventh Great Uncle, Family Head, it's here, this is the node that connects the secret realm with this world!"
Lin Xianzhi and Lin Shiming also immediately went to the lakeside to the spot Lin Houshou had indicated.
"Great-grandfather, and everyone, get ready. We can enter now. Remember to follow the map as the primary guide and be careful!"
Lin Shiming kept reminding everyone. This was the Lin Family's first time obtaining a Yellow Grade Secret Realm and also the first time sending people into one.
"Everyone, pay attention to the Golden Thunder Bamboo and the Mingxin Tea Trees, especially the latter, as there might be wood spirits within the Mingxin Tea Trees!" Lin Shiming, blending the information from Lei Xuan, reminded everybody.
The Golden Thunder Bamboo and the Mingxin Tea Trees were both quite important, with the latter being possibly developed into an industry.
As for the alluring grass, he only told people to be mindful. The little bearded cultivator had only attracted their attention with his ramblings; it wasn't truly existent in this Secret Realm.
On the contrary, there were plenty of other Spirit Grasses, even third-rank ones. The possibility of third-rank Spirit Fruits appearing was there, and the highest guardian Spirit Beasts were second-rank peak Demonic Beasts.
"Don't worry, Shiqi!" called out Lin Shitao, still raising her fist and calling him "Shiqi." After saying that, she turned and walked toward the Secret Realm, leaving behind a charming figure.
After her, the Lin Family members also entered the Yellow Grade Secret Realm one by one, while Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi took up the role of protectors, vigilantly surveying the surroundings.
They were on alert for the sudden appearance of Demonic Beasts that might disrupt the passage.
Lei Xuan and Lin Shiqi were also waiting outside with them.
Once the last person entered, Lin Xianzhi retrieved the Spirit Talisman.
The secret passage immediately began to slowly heal.
After confirming there were no issues, Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi each chose a corner to quietly stand guard.
They had already communicated beforehand that in three days, they would reopen the passage to greet those coming out.
This time, Lin Xianzhi even brought the Family Jade Book, vowing that if the family members' casualties exceeded one-third, he would immediately break the barrier and get Lin Yuqing and the others out.
Lin Shiming settled by a corner of the lake, took out a cushion for focusing and calming the mind, and also released both the Golden Winged Mantis and the Red-haired Demon Monkey.
As the Red-haired Demon Monkey appeared, the lake waters around it began to boil as the terrifying heat caused the entire lake surface to start hissing!
After receiving a gesture from Lin Shiming, the Red-haired Demon Monkey also leaped, bounding towards the two Qing Mountains in one jump.
This was also a precaution in case enemies or Demonic Beasts were approaching from afar.
Lei Xuan, watching the Red-haired Demon Monkey and its trailing tail, was utterly shocked. Such a mystical creature likely had a combat power even stronger than that of an average cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage!
Then, thinking of Lin Shiming's strength,
Lei Xuan's look of respect for Lin Shiming grew even more profound.
What he didn't know was that, not far from him, a Golden Winged Mantis dressed in a Qinglian Taoist Robe lay quietly prostrate.