Chapter 452 Protector, The Secret of Spiritual Treasures (Two-in-One, Thanks to Yanhuoxing for the 500 Coins Reward)
The rain on Heavenly Phenomenon Island had stopped at some point, and Lin Shiming awakened from his cultivation, only aware that it had rained for quite a while.
After stepping out of his cave dwelling, he found the entire island exceptionally fresh following the heavy rain. His injuries had mostly healed, and his True Yuan had recovered to a healthy level.
The sights of Heavenly Phenomenon Island caught his eyes.
Ten Transmission Formations were being constructed simultaneously, with Lin Shiyun and Lin Zelu also participating in the construction process, each taking charge of one.
Surrounding the Transmission Formations, Purple Mansion Cultivators could be seen overseeing the construction.
In addition to the Transmission Formations, walls had been built throughout the island to defend against further onslaughts of the beast tide and to set up a multitude of Self-Destructive Formations.
Beyond defense, the most unique feature was the constantly activated Immovable Profound Tortoise Formation in the sky.
The Spirit Shadow, like a huge Profound Tortoise, bellowed lowly, its eyes shining brighter with Spirit Light, emitting terrifying Divine Sense that covered every part of the island!
This was also a precaution against the possibility of another Demon King like the leech demon infiltrating Heavenly Phenomenon Island and causing chaos.
After all, the latter's abilities had already caused severe losses to the Human Race's side.
And for the Demonic Race, the divine skills among their kin were not much different; another Demon King could very well appear.
Even considering the latter's terrifying cloning ability, no one could assure whether it was truly dead.
"Shiming, Tianliu True Person mentioned that once you finished your retreat, you should pay a visit to Lin Family Restaurant," called out Jiuxiao Scatter Man from a distance, speaking to Lin Shiming.
Lin Shiming nodded his head, not surprised by the summons from Tianliu True Person and Red Leaf True Person, considering the Golden Core Late Stage strength behind him.
If he were in their position, he would do the same.
"Elder Jiuxiao, you've worked hard during these times. Once the beast tide matter is resolved, I won't forget our original agreement!" he said, while simultaneously assuring Jiuxiao Scatter Man.
The two of them were now both at the Purple Mansion Late Stage, completely capable of exploring the Golden Core inheritance cave that Jiuxiao Scatter Man had mentioned.
As an Artifact Refiner, Jiuxiao Scatter Man, having become an Elder of the Lin Family and having tirelessly defended Heavenly Phenomenon Island, had fought numerous battles.
After bidding farewell to Jiuxiao Scatter Man, Lin Shiming headed towards Lin Family Restaurant!
Although Red Leaf True Person and Kuangfeng True Person resided in Zi Yu Mountain, the market was still the very center of Heavenly Phenomenon Island, and several Golden Core True Persons had gathered there.
Moreover, Lin Family Restaurant extended up to five floors, befitting the reputation of a Golden Core.
Lin Shiming didn't rush; although Red Leaf True Person wouldn't likely cause him trouble at this moment, he still had to be cautious.
Making his way slowly, the system prompt didn't trigger, which meant there was no crisis this time!
After a while, Lin Shiming arrived at Lin Family Restaurant.
At the moment, the restaurant had been requisitioned, with several Purple Mansion Cultivators guarding the entrance.
There were cultivators from Nine Dragon Island and Tianliu Island, but strangely, none from Xu Ri Island.
Lin Shiming found this odd but didn't comment.
"Daoist Lin, the True Persons have been waiting for you upstairs for a long time now!" one of the Purple Mansion Cultivators kindly reminded him.
Lin Shiming nodded and proceeded to the fifth floor's main hall.
At the moment, the main seat was empty. To the sides were representatives from Nine Dragon Island and the Coral Alliance.
A total of eight True Persons.
As two major superpowers, they naturally would not accept one another's leadership, so neither had taken the main seat.
On the left, as hosts, Tianliu True Person and Red Leaf True Person sat at the forefront, followed by Kuangfeng True Person. It was rather surprising that Gufeng True Person was not present.
On the right were Lan Yu True Person and Xue Yun True Person leading, followed by Bai Yu True Person, Xue Nu True Person, and Lan Qing True Person.
"Please, have a seat, young friend Lin," Tianliu True Person initiated. Here, Tianliu True Person was the most powerful and held the highest status; he invited Lin Shiming to join the left side, just below Kuangfeng True Person.
"Young friend Lin's Protector has the strength of a Golden Core Late Stage, everyone, if there are no objections, Lin will sit at our side," Tianliu True Person spoke again, looking towards the Nine Dragon Island cultivators opposite him.
But Tianliu True Person had already invited Lin Shiming to sit down before inquiring about objections. This was not seeking agreement.
It was giving an order.
Even if someone had an objection, they had to suppress it.
Lin Shiming, realizing his position, felt relieved. With Tianliu True Person and Kuangfeng True Person on his side, he had effectively stepped into the circle of Golden Core Cultivators.
He was particularly satisfied with Tianliu True Person's mention of Protector within the context of a Cultivator Family. Many such families, following a decline, would be left with Protectors.
These Protectors, some Spirit Beasts, Spirit Cultivators, or Ghost Cultivators, invariably were indebted to the family and willingly protected the family's prodigies.
With this explanation, Lin Shiming had no need to explain any deceit towards the Coral Alliance, nor the concealment of his strength.
Instead, Protectors only intervened when protecting a specific cultivator.
After all, Protectors had no duty to fend off beast tides or protect their homes.
Thus, with this narrative, Lin Shiming didn't need to offer any explanation.
Cautiously, Lin Shiming glanced at Red Leaf True Person and saw no significant reaction, but Xue Yun True Person opposite him seemed eager to speak.
However, under the force of Tianliu True Person's strong words, he swallowed his words back down.
Lin Shiming then looked at Kuangfeng True Person and noticed a smile, leading Lin Shiming to some understanding.
His relationship with Tianliu True Person wasn't that close, so naturally, it was Kuangfeng True Person who was helping him this time.
While pondering, Xue Yun True Person could hardly wait to speak up.
"We hope that Daoist Tianliu will arrange for the repair of the Transmission Formation as soon as possible. Our Nine Dragon Island has already been bypassed by the Flood Dragon Clan!"