Chapter 998 - 609: Earth Rank Technique, Supreme Grade Cold Jade (Combined)
When it came to the Ice Bird, Lin Houshou was filled with anticipation.
The same was true for Lin Shiming and Lin Shiyi.
After all, the pressure emanating from the Ice Bird was immeasurable.
Moreover, being able to clear out all the Spirit Beasts within the Taihan Secret Realm was by no means an easy task.
As Lei Tong and the Ice Bird advanced forward,
the Ice Pagoda began radiating an endless stream of Spirit Light. The radiance extended far and wide, enveloping everything in its reach.
Before long, the talents of the two individuals were revealed.
"Purple Mansion Late Stage, top-tier potential, rewarded with an Inferior Grade Earth Rank Technique: Eternal Night Thunder Codex!"
"Purple Mansion Peak, top-tier potential, rewarded with an Inferior Grade Earth Rank Technique: Nether Frost Ice Codex!"
As the two lines of light inscriptions appeared, everyone's jaws dropped in amazement.
There were truly numerous Inferior Grade Earth Rank Techniques here.
The Lin Family had indeed struck gold this time.
The heritage of the Taihan Sect was truly terrifying.
Both Spirit Beasts were visibly elated, having acquired Earth Rank Inferior Grade techniques.
"Continue to guard well, and we shall continue exploring this Secret Realm!" Having gained so much, the trio's minds brimmed with thoughts of further opportunities.
The three of them descended from Taihan Mountain once more.
They proceeded to search the Secret Realm, while also preparing to send a message to the Lin Family to bring some promising young talents over.
In terms of cultivation techniques, the more the Lin Family's lineage inherited, the better. After all, the current number of geniuses in the Lin Family was staggering.
Moreover, those with the generational "Chang" and "Yan" names held immense potential.
The rise in the Lin Family's high-level cultivators could be attributed to two main factors: an abundance of resources and the increase in Spirit Roots and techniques.
All in all, with enough time, the Lin Family was poised to become the new Sixth Great Power.
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Meanwhile, far off in the range of palace structures, Lin Xianzhi, Lin Houyuan, and another member of their group arrived at a different cluster of mountains.
The temperature here was exceedingly frigid, with snow accumulating to a depth of four or five feet—a realm of ice and cold.
Notably, their arrival wasn't random—it was instigated by the sighting of an Ice Rabbit.
The Ice Rabbit itself wasn't particularly striking, but the fact that it could perform Ice Evasion stood out.
Additionally, they noticed that this Ice Rabbit was merely the shadow of a Spirit Beast.
This suggested the Ice Rabbit was linked to an ice-attribute Spiritual Medicine of at least five thousand years.
This discovery prompted the trio to pursue it to their current location.
However, upon reaching this place, they were at a loss. The Spiritual Medicine displayed exceptional Spirit Intelligence, and they couldn't locate its true body, making it impossible to chase further.
Its speed during evasion was also alarmingly fast.
"Seventh Great-Uncle, this place seems unusual!" Lin Houyuan remarked.
The cold energy here was exceedingly bizarre. The three of them had to activate Spirit Shields and take out several Flame Crystals just to stave off the intrusion of the icy energy.
If it were ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, they might have suffered frostbite from the cold energy alone.
This peculiarity marked the area as unusual.
"There are traces of a Formation here, but it seems like the Formation was frozen and damaged!" Lin Zelu added.
He found it odd as well. This location must have been a Spirit Land in the past, but now it was buried under layers of ice and snow, with snowflakes still falling incessantly from the skies.
"Be careful, everyone. If we cannot discern the situation here, we'll need to transmit a message to Shiming and the others so that we can investigate together!" Lin Xianzhi advised.
By this point, they had explored a fair bit.
They had discovered various Spiritual Medicines, a meditation cushion, a Pill Furnace, and even an egg containing the True Phoenix Bloodline.
Their harvest had already been substantial.
Nonetheless, caution was paramount.
Lin Houyuan and Lin Zelu nodded in agreement beside him.
"Seventh Great-Uncle, I have another secret technique to sense Spirits. Should I try it while we wait?" Lin Zelu proposed.
The Formation was derived from the teachings of Kuangfeng True Person.
He was confident that, in small-scale detection, it could rival the Heavenly Gate Soul Locking Great Formation.
Moreover, the fact that a five-thousand-year-old Spiritual Medicine freely roamed the perimeter suggested that the internal dangers might not be overwhelming. Otherwise, such a valuable medicine would have either been confined or devoured long ago.
There was no way it could still linger freely as it was.
"Do it. Go ahead and use it!" Lin Xianzhi nodded, agreeing that the area was indeed strange.
Strange places often meant hidden treasures.
For a cultivator, avoiding every risk and never daring to try would never lead to true progress.
Lin Zelu began by deploying a temperature-raising Formation.
As Lin Houshou's prized disciple, he was skilled in using formations within formations.
Attempting to deploy a Formation under this kind of extreme cold directly would likely damage the flags and materials required.
He had to use a minor Spirit Formation to forcibly raise the temperature. Even if this Formation only lasted briefly, it would suffice.
The first Formation deployed was the Heavenly Fire Formation, an Inferior Grade Fourth Rank technique.
If he had relied on a Third Rank technique, the temperature boost would have been negligible.
This explained why the original array was frozen and damaged to begin with.
As ten array flags landed in place, Lin Zelu's face flushed with exertion.
He had never tried deploying a Formation in such a hostile environment; the difficulty was immense.
Fortunately, with the addition of two Superior Grade Fire Spirit Stones and two Fourth Rank Flame Crystals,
the Formation began emanating heat. Wisps of steam rose into the air as some of the ice layers melted slightly, though much of it was quickly buried under fresh snow.
For Lin Zelu, however, achieving even this much was enough.
He took out another set of Array Plates and flags. This time, the number of materials was eight times that of the Heavenly Fire Formation.
The densely packed array flags darted in all directions.
The array included three plates, and over time, Spirit Light threads began to connect the flags and plates, linking them gradually.
A circular Formation emerged, radiating waves of Spirit Light.
The light ripples swept outward, undeterred by the ice and snow, expanding far into the surroundings.
One wave after another quickly enveloped the small hill in their vicinity.
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