Family Cultivation: I can see the prompts

155: Assist in defenseLin Gang was one of the three Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators of Cloud Mirror Mountain, and also a Personal Disciple of the Spirit Beast Sect.

Along the way, under Lin Gang’s leadership, there was no sign of arrogance from the Sect Disciples.

Instead, Lin Gang was extremely polite to the Lin Family and others.

”Senior Brother Lin, where is Senior Brother Xu? Could you introduce this Junior Brother to him for a visit?” As the highest Cultivation Base in the Lin Family, only Lin Xian Zhi could speak.

At this moment, Lin Shiming followed behind, listening attentively.

The Senior Brother Xu in Lin Xian Zhi’s mouth was precisely Xu Daolai, the Mountain Lord of Cloud Mirror Mountain. Xu Daolai was a Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator and the person with the highest Cultivation Base in Cloud Mirror Mountain, responsible for all matters concerning the Medium Grade Spirit Stone Mine.

Logically, his Cultivation Base was not enough to serve as the deacon of a Medium Grade Spirit Stone Mine.

However, his Natal Yao Beast was also a third-tier Peak Yao Beast, rarely matched even among Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Behind him, there was even a Purple Mansion Loose Cultivator supporting him.

”Senior Brother Xu is currently in seclusion, Cultivating a Spell. Fellow Daoist Lin, please follow me. Once the Ye Family and Lu Family arrive, Senior Brother Xu should also be able to come out of seclusion!” Lin Gang said with a slight hint of apology.

Seeing Lin Gang’s expression, Lin Shiming had some suspicions. Combining this with Lin Gang’s earlier eagerness, he feared that the defenses within Cloud Mirror Mountain were outwardly strict but inwardly hollow.

Lin Xian Zhi also understood. After continuing to chat and laugh with Lin Gang, learning about various situations in Cloud Mirror Mountain along the way, they finally arrived at the series of rooms Cloud Mirror Mountain had prepared for the Lin Family.

After Lin Gang had made proper arrangements, he called another Qi Refining Stage Late Stage Disciple to provide information to the Lin Family, then hurriedly rushed off again to the vicinity of the Formation to guard it strictly.

As soon as Lin Gang left, Lin Shiming and Lin Xian Zhi waved for the Spirit Beast Sect Qi Refining Disciples to dismiss themselves. The two exchanged glances, their expressions not looking good.

In Tianhe City, they had already learned that the Heavenly Demon Sect of Chu State had been continuously sending out Foundation Establishment Cultivators to plunder and destroy various Spirit Mines.

And the Spirit Stone Mine, which could supply the spiritual power for the city-guarding Formation, was the most crucial among them.

For a Medium Grade Spirit Stone Mine like Cloud Mirror Mountain, it would not be an exaggeration to assign a Purple Mansion Cultivator during such dangerous times. Yet, at present, there was only one Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, even with a third-tier Peak Yao Beast.

However, most of the Spirit Beast Sect’s Yao Beasts were raised in captivity, and their intelligence was far inferior to that of Cultivators. At critical moments, they could not contend with a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Cultivator.

Besides that, Cloud Mirror Mountain only had two Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators, two Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivators, and one Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivator. Among the Late Stage Cultivators, two included Lin Gang, and the other, a Cultivator named Cheng Yong, was responsible for supervising the Spirit Stones within the mine.

The number of Foundation Establishment Cultivators was also not large.

No wonder Lin Gang was extraordinarily delighted to see them arrive.

”Shiming, please arrange for the Family Cultivators to assist in the defense!” Lin Xian Zhi said.

Lin Shiming also nodded. Given the situation within Cloud Mirror Mountain, if this information were to leak out, it would likely become the Heavenly Demon Sect’s first target.

And Xu Daolai was still in seclusion, waiting for the Cultivators from the three major families to arrive before coming out together.

Lin Shiming discussed it with his father, Lin Houyuan, and decided to take turns guarding.

One person would guard for three days.

After the discussion, Lin Shiming also took the initiative to go to the Formation city wall to assist in the defense. Lin Shiyi, Lin Yuqing, and others from the Lin Family also went with him.

If viewed from above, Cloud Mirror Mountain resembled a mirror lying in the mountains, like a well-bred young lady, with city walls built around the mirror.

However, it couldn’t be called a city; it should be considered a fortress.

At this moment, Lin Shiming was continuously surveying the entire Cloud Mirror Mountain, his Divine Sense constantly spreading out.

Inadvertently, he suddenly touched Lin Gang’s Divine Sense. The latter conveyed confusion, but Lin Shiming retracted his Divine Sense extremely quickly.

This made him a bit embarrassed. This was the first time he had fully unleashed his Divine Sense after his Breakthrough, but this time, the expansion of his Divine Sense was not without gain. On the contrary, he now had a general understanding of Cloud Mirror Mountain’s topography in his mind.

After all, they were only here to assist in the defense. If the Heavenly Demon Sect’s Cultivators came in full force, Lin Shiming was not a pedantic person; he would still need to flee when necessary.

When Lin Shiming walked onto the city wall, Lin Gang also walked over. However, the latter merely smiled, casually greeted him twice, then arranged for a Qi Refining Stage Ninth Level Cultivator to follow, and then left quickly again.

Lin Shiming knew the latter’s implication but didn’t say much. Instead, he found a spot on the city wall and began to examine the Secret Manual for Artifact Refining.

On this city wall, Cultivating was naturally not suitable, even Body Refining or Spirit Refining was not appropriate.

However, examining Secret Manuals and comprehending their essence was a good way to pass the time.

As for the matters of the city gate fortress, he was no longer anxious. Although Xu Daolai was unreliable and still hadn’t appeared, Lin Gang was dedicated and responsible, so there likely wouldn’t be any major problems.

Just like that, Lin Shiming took turns assisting in the defense of Cloud Mirror Mountain for another half a month. At this time, two spirit boats arrived almost simultaneously in the sky.

These two spirit boats were unlike Lin Shiming’s earlier one, which still required inquiry. They simply flew out their tokens, and under a flash of golden light, a group of people descended like Immortals, arriving together.

However, their Cultivation Bases were also extremely luxurious. Both families were Purple Mansion Families. One was the Ye Family from within the Qingxuan Sect’s territory, and the other was the Lu Family from within the Spirit Talisman Sect’s territory.

Both families had five Foundation Establishment Cultivators each: one Late Foundation Establishment Stage, three Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and one Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivator.

Cloud Mirror Mountain now finally had nineteen Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Five Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators, plus eight Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivators, and six Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivators—this force was finally not small.

Lin Gang still greeted them with a small smile.

”Xu Daolai, Fellow Daoist Xu?” The Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators from the Ye Family and Lu Family clearly didn’t care for Xu Daolai and spoke directly.

One must know that their families were originally supposed to guard a third-tier Spirit Herb Garden, but unexpectedly, because Xu Daolai needed assistance and found the Lin Family from Yunzhou of Qingxuan Sect too weak, he had them transferred here.

Although a Medium Grade Spirit Stone Mine was valuable, it didn’t mean that all Spirit Stones in a Medium Grade Spirit Stone Mine were Medium Grade Spirit Stones. There were also Low-Grade Spirit Stones; it was only called a Medium Grade Spirit Stone Mine if Medium Grade Spirit Stones reached a certain proportion.

But how could this compare to a Spirit Herb Garden? There, one could simply scoop with a hand and come away with a lot of benefits.

And here, they were still constrained by Xu Daolai.

”Fellow Daoist Ye, Fellow Daoist Lu, Senior Brother Xu is still diligently Cultivating a Cultivation Technique to protect Cloud Mirror Mountain from the Demon Sect’s invasion, hoping to give us a greater chance of victory at a critical moment!” Lin Gang said respectfully again, then led the Lu Family and Ye Family further into Cloud Mirror Mountain.

”These are the Lin Family Cultivators? As expected, they’re from Yunzhou!” The Lu Family’s Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator was also not old. He glanced over, saw Lin Shiming’s Spiritual Vein, and then sneered.

Clearly, all of his Life Qi towards Xu Daolai had now shifted to Lin Shiming.

It was as if they wouldn’t have been sent to defend the Medium Grade Spirit Stone Mine if Lin Shiming hadn’t been too weak.