Chapter 57: Chapter 57: The Cicada Sheds Its Shell
After leaving the Qingxuan Auction House, Lin Xianzhi led everyone to quickly rush outside the city.
The Spirit Boat ascended into the sky, transforming into an Escape Light, flying toward Fangmu Mountain in Yunzhou.
Under normal circumstances, the Lin Family naturally would not fear the Huang Family, but with the Li Family also present, let's not even talk about the Foundation Establishment latter stages, the Li Family, as members of the Purple Mansion clan, had no shortage of Foundation Establishment cultivators.
And the Lin Family only had Lin Xianzhi himself.
Better to take advantage of the present, while the attention of all cultivators was on the remaining Foundation Establishment Pills and, even more so, on the final, show-stopping Fourth Rank Spirit Boat Magical Treasure, and timely extricate themselves, returning to Fangmu Mountain.
With the Formation there, there was no worry of attack from Purple Mansion cultivators.
"Yushui, how are the preparations for that matter?" On the Spirit Boat, Lin Xianzhi's face was solemn as he asked the Third Elder, Lin Yushui, who was beside him.
"Seventh Uncle, everything is going smoothly!" Lin Yushui also turned back with a firm reply; at this moment, the expressions of the Lin Family members were doubtlessly serious.
Lin Xianzhi, upon hearing this, nodded his head, his sword-like eyebrows then turning toward Lin Shiming.
"Shiming, take off your Spirit Armor!"
Lin Shiming did not hesitate either, removing the spirit-tinged armor covered with the cocoon of a Spirit Insect, handing it over to Lin Xianzhi.
With one hand, the latter received the Spirit Armor, while the other patted the Spirit Beast Bag at his waist.
In front of him, a Second Rank peak Silver-Feathered Eagle suddenly appeared.
The Silver-Feathered Eagle was immensely large, with a wingspan of five to six meters, and as it flew above the Spirit Boat, it almost covered half the sky.
Its whole body, covered in silver fur, shined brilliantly, filled with extraordinary spirit.
It seemed as if it had not come out in a long while, because as soon as it did, it let out a long cry, venting its emotions, then circled and soared around Lin Xianzhi.
Lin Xianzhi skillfully fitted the Spirit Armor onto the Silver-Feathered Eagle's neck, then took out a shimmering Green Spirit Talisman.
It was indeed a Third Rank Gale Talisman. Once the Third Rank Gale Talisman was slapped onto it, it turned into a green rainbow attached to the Silver-Feathered Eagle's feathers, making the eagle look even more dazzling and filled with exceptional spirit intelligence.
"Please," Lin Xianzhi said reminiscently as he patted its wings, then took out a green lotus seed and deftly threw it into the eagle's mouth.
The Silver-Feathered Eagle swallowed the Green Lotus seed and then let out another long cry in response.
As the cry ended, it flew off from the Spirit Boat, streaking forward, leaving a trail of mingled green and silver light behind.
"We're turning back!" With a pinch of the Spirit Art in his hands, the Spirit Boat immediately veered from north to east and sped away.
On the Spirit Boat, Lin Xianzhi continued to stand at the very front, facing the wind, as always, letting the fierce winds buffet him without setting up a Spirit Shield.
The only difference was that his previously white hair had turned black.
The other Elders began to meditate quietly on the Spirit Boat, maintaining their strongest battle strength at all times.
Lin Shiming watched the open serenity of the various Elders and Lin Xianzhi, as well as their cautiousness.
He then also found a corner and sat down to meditate.
Somehow, the Purple Wood Heart Sutra, for the first time, had errors, and he just couldn't calm his mind.
In his mind, however, the farewell scene of the Silver-Feathered Eagle flying away surfaced.
The Silver-Feathered Eagle was a Spirit Beast raised by Lin Xianzhi during his Qi Cultivation period, and now it had become bait.
As a member of the family, he understood that, at critical moments, it wasn't just the Silver-Feathered Eagle, even the Great Elder, Second Elder, Third Elder, and even Fifth Elder could become objects of sacrifice.
It was just that he, who had raised a Spirit Beast and had feelings for it, was unwilling to accept this and needed time to adapt.
Of course, if it had been his Golden Luan Eagle that needed to be sacrificed.
He was certain, no matter how unacceptable it might be, he would do the same.
It was destiny and also a responsibility.
Perhaps then, he too would stand in the gale, letting the cold wind twist and cut at him, until it blinded his eyes.
...
Outside the gates of Qingxuan City, Huangyun Qi led a group of Huang Family cultivators, as well as several Li Family Foundation Establishment cultivators, led by Li Chengzhi.
All converged at the forefront, with the blue-robed Li Chengzhi unfurling his sleeves.
A pattern of a poisonous insect suddenly twitched, eerily transforming into a spirit rhinoceros beetle with two antennae.
A hint of ruthlessness flickered across Li Chengzhi's lips.
"Damn it for delaying the auction of the fourth-rank spirit boat!"
He then slapped his storage bag, and a third-rank spirit boat appeared in the sky.
With a wave of his hand, the people from the Huang Family also jumped onto the spirit boat.
Li Chengzhi's spirit boat was larger and emitted a thicker aura of spirit light. When spurred on, it soared like a soaring Lei Peng, with an imposing aura and astonishing speed!
The spirit boat rose from outside the city gates and quickly pursued in the direction of Yunzhou.
Following behind him, a group of eager Foundation Establishment cultivators from other families, originally wanting to take advantage of the chaos, gave up on the idea after Li Chengzhi appeared.
They continued to lie in wait for other cultivators who had managed to buy Foundation Establishment Pills.
For loose cultivators, even if they managed to purchase one, most would rent a cave dwelling in Qingxuan City to make their breakthrough.
But for weak families with clan industries, they would take their Foundation Establishment Pills home to break through.
Otherwise, if the Foundation Establishment took a year or more, their family mountain might be taken by others.
Of course, if a family had many Foundation Establishment cultivators, it wouldn't be a problem.
...
In a small mountain far outside Qingxuan City, Li Chengzhi flew past in his spirit boat, confident of victory.
Even he wouldn't notice such a spirit insect as a spirit rhinoceros beetle unless he scanned it with full force using his divine sense.
Naturally, he didn't believe that the Lin Family could detect it, let alone on a mere Qi Cultivation seventh-layer junior.
Furthermore, for cultivators, inner armor was something worn at all times.
However, in the next moment, his expression suddenly froze.
A surge of spiritual power burst forth.
The speed of the spirit boat increased once more, and in the blink of an eye, it was not far behind the Silver Feather Eagle, whose protection from the spirit talisman had dissipated.
With a gesture from Li Chengzhi, countless flying ants flew out from his hand, completely surrounding the Silver Feather Eagle.
Terrifyingly, these flying ants were impervious to blades and fire.
No matter how the Silver Feather Eagle struggled or flapped its wings and cried out to the sky, it still couldn't escape and fell to the ground, reduced to a skeleton.
Also falling was the second-rank superior-grade spirit armor that Lin Houyuan had given to Lin Shiming.
"Damn you, Lin Xianzhi!" Li Chengzhi violently controlled the flying ants, and like a locust plague, they consumed every plant, tree, and stone in their path.
"Brother Li, is this the resolve you promised?" Seeing that his side had furiously chased for ten thousand li but hadn't even caught a glimpse of Lin Xianzhi, how could Huangyun Qi not be furious?
However, the latter's expression suddenly turned cold, and he fiercely turned his head, locking Huangyun Qi with the coldest eyes he had seen in a hundred years.
The fierce flying ants came at them again.
Huangyun Qi shuddered in fear.
"I hope this is the last time!" Li Chengzhi ultimately didn't follow through with his action and instead waved his sleeve.
The flying ants vanished, and Li Chengzhi turned around, leaving the Huang Family cultivators behind.
He immediately steered the spirit boat towards Qingxuan City.
And left the people of the Huang Family behind.
The descendants of the Huang Family were all somewhat afraid to look into the eyes of their ancestral elder, for fear of being caught in the crossfire of Huangyun Qi's rage.
However, when they looked up, they saw a serene elder in yellow robes, who took out a Profound Soul Needle from his storage bag, identical to the one from the auction.
It should be known that the Profound Soul Needle was supposed to be in the hands of the Lin Family.
"Hmph, Li Family, just wait until my Huang Family's Foundation Establishment cultivators fill the skies and we devour the Lin Family's spirit vein. Then, what can your Li Family do?"
Behind Huangyun Qi, two elders who had been silent all along suddenly revealed the cultivation level of Foundation Establishment Stage.
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