Clan Immortal Cultivation: I Can See Hints

In terms of classification, it also belongs to the Flying Corpses.

This type of refined corpse moves at astonishing speed, its physical strength horrifying, capable of tearing apart a Demon King of the same rank with bare hands.

If it were ordinary cultivators, they might indeed be terrified. But for a sword cultivator, such a brute-like refined corpse is nothing more than a target practice dummy.

Lin Shijie struck with his sword nearby, blocking a Fifth Rank Flying Corpse.

"This Flying Corpse for Shimo—what a fine Golden Core celebration gift!" Lin Shijie, having been encumbered by the seduction of a Qingyun Fox Clan demoness earlier and nearly falling into trouble, had long been bottling up his frustrations. Now was the perfect time for venting.

His terrifying Five Flame Sword unleashed fearsome Sword Qi, and the Sword Dao realm of "Sword Birth Myriad Laws" seemed poised for another breakthrough.

Lin Shiming could only shake his head with a tinge of amusement—Lin Shijie seemed to require external pressure.

Aside from Lin Shijie holding off a Flying Corpse, Jiuxiao True Person was doing much the same, wielding a total of five Fifth Rank magical treasures.

Having also cultivated the "Soul Fusion Secret Tome," his Divine Sense was on par with a Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator.

Thus, simultaneously controlling multiple magical treasures posed little challenge for him.

Particularly, the Silver Snow Needle in his hands unfolded even greater layers of its profound potential, resembling a flying needle formation with boundless power.

Two Flying Corpses gained no advantage at all.

Seeing this, Lin Shiming felt reassured and turned to Xu True Person beside him:

"Xu Daoyou, care to enter this Demon Cave together?" Lin Shiming asked.

"Of course!" Xu True Person nodded. Having come all this way, she certainly wasn't here just to spectate.

Lin Shiming was the first to charge into the Demon Cave. Without any alarm from the system, he wasn't too concerned about potential danger.

Instead, he was intrigued by Corpse Refining Gate's presence in this Demon Cave.

He was aware of Heavenly Demon Sect's alliance with the Corpse Refining Gate, but this area was, after all, one under Qingxuan Sect's interception, and Lin Family's impending reinforcements were a constant threat.

For there to be no treasures here—Lin Shiming naturally found that hard to believe.

As Lin Shiming and Xu True Person entered the Demon Cave, Lin Zelu and Lin Houshou began setting up a formation on the side.

For the Lin Family, there was only one approach: total annihilation.

The Demon Cultivators were all heinously depraved, frequently refining corpses with mortals or sacrificing them to create treasures.

If the Lin Family were to show mercy, then next time, it could be their own people wiped out—villages or even towns reduced to nothing.

That grim eventuality was not one the Lin Family wished to see.

Besides Lin Family members, cultivators from the Red Leaf Archipelago also took to the skies.

Joining forces with Lin Family cultivators in battle.

The Lin Family's fighting tactics remained the same—deploying Spirit Beasts to the front lines. After letting them sweep through, Lin Family members advanced.

Among their ranks, numerous Spirit Puppets were interspersed.

This made the Lin Family's assault more airtight and systematically coordinated.

...

Within the Demon Cave, an icy, sinister wind howled, while demonic energy gradually surged.

Several demonic entities cackled eerily, shrieking in the shadows.

These demonic entities had always been favorites of the Heavenly Demon Sect, but today, Lin Shiming noticed they seemed... unusual.

There was something indescribably off, something unidentifiable, as though missing a crucial element.

Moreover, he discovered several springs within the Demon Cave, faintly emanating demonic energy.

This was far rarer than in the past.

Soon, a refined corpse clad in spiked armor appeared before them.

This refined corpse was markedly different from the Flying Corpses outside, its body covered in spiked armor, its fangs more ferocious, its face marked with shallow patterns.

These patterns bore some resemblance to the imprints from the Starlight Tempering Body Technique but were starkly different, as though belonging to another race entirely.

[Please slay the Golden Core before you, prevent the erosion of the Ancient Demon's Eye, and set up a sufficiently strong Buddho-Taoist Array!] The system prompt appeared.

Lin Shiming's heart was at last stirred—he finally understood the cause of his unease, despite no apparent danger.

The reason lay in the insidious invasion of yet another realm into this small world.

Dark Spirit Clan, Taigian Shark Tribe... and now, unmistakably, the Ancient Demon Race had emerged.

Unlike the unfamiliar Dark Spirit Clan and Taigian Shark Tribe, the Ancient Demon Race was well-known to all.

They would emanate Ancient Demon Qi, corrupting any realm they entered into demonic lands.

These transformed lands would then serve as gateways for the Ancient Demon Race.

This race alone could rival the Spirit Realm, posing an unthinkable nightmare for both the Lin Family and the entire world.

Fortunately, no Ancient Demon had yet crossed realms due to the domain-separating barrier of the Innate Spiritual Treasure still holding.

Lin Shiming surmised the Taigian Shark Tribe faced a similar scenario, thus delaying any action.

In fact, all these races seemed to be biding their time, possibly awaiting the Innate Spiritual Treasure's maturation.

Lin Shiming's heart surged with both shock and bitter helplessness.

The situation of this realm was dire beyond words.

The more Nascent Soul cultivators broke through, the further the barrier of the world weakened.

But without breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, no one could grasp their own destiny.

Moreover, the alluring prospect of an additional thousand years of life made it impossible for anyone to resist breaking through.

Even if Lin Shiming reached that stage—could he resist? The obvious answer was no.

"Do you even understand what you're doing?" Lin Shiming asked angrily.

"What I'm doing need not be explained to the likes of you! You're merely at Golden Core Middle Stage. When this old man, the True Person of the Demon Corpse, rose to fame, you were likely still an unknown brat!"

"Do you even comprehend the difference between an Ancient Demon Body and a Mortal Body? The Ancient Demon Body's potential reaches Union or even Mahayana!"

"For ignoramuses like you who fancy themselves righteous cultivators, you've probably never even heard of those realms!"

The Demon Corpse True Person grew increasingly frantic, his eyes beginning to blaze red, his body sprouting spiked armor.

It became evident that the Demon Corpse True Person had refined his own body into a refined corpse—a Demon Corpse, to be precise.

This way, he avoided fear of Ancient Demon Qi's corruption while simultaneously harnessing its power.

His aura now clearly surpassed that of the armored refined corpse earlier, rising to an extraordinary Golden Core Late Stage.

As his circulation of power swelled, demonic energy roiled around him.

"So be it. True strength speaks through the Dao." Lin Shiming shook his head, refraining from further explanation. He first retrieved the ancient treasure Wuxiang Hat, followed by the Sky-Trapping Bowl and the Profound Cold Pearl!

The Profound Cold Pearl was the first to be unleashed, directed at the spiked refined corpse.

Enveloping it in an endless chill, even its speed was reduced to a crawl.

Then, with a swift motion, the Sky-Trapping Bowl descended upon the spiked refined corpse.

"Xu Daoyou, please hold off the Golden Core Middle Stage Demon Corpse. Let me handle the Demon Corpse True Person!" Lin Shiming called out, and without hesitation, he summoned the Sword Storing Book. Using the universal treasure-activating incantation Tongbao Formula, he drew the Demon Corpse True Person into the Book's sealed space.

The Sword Storing Book's oppressive spiritual pressure bore down on the Demon Corpse True Person.

At the same time, Lin Shiming unleashed his Sword Intent.

Limitless Sword Domain erupted, slicing fiercely toward the Demon Corpse True Person.

"Futile. My Demon Corpse Body rivals the peak of Golden Core physique—I don't even need magical treasures!" The Demon Corpse True Person scoffed.

He charged recklessly, breaking free of the Sword Domain despite the Sword Storing Book's suppression. Gathering demonic claws, he lunged at Lin Shiming.

However, within the Sword Storing Book's space, what seemed near was far away.

No matter how close he appeared, the Demon Corpse True Person was unable to reach Lin Shiming. Instead, Lin Shiming launched a Superior Grade Fifth Rank Extreme Blood Needle toward the back of the Demon Corpse True Person's head.

"Trivial tricks!" The Demon Corpse True Person suddenly erupted with corpse hairs, which shot out and scattered not only the Extreme Blood Needle but also surged back toward Lin Shiming.

The blood-draining ability of the Extreme Blood Needle failed to manifest entirely.

Clearly, this Demon Corpse was exceedingly abnormal, unconcerned with the Needle's usual effects.

Lin Shiming swiftly retrieved the Void Bottle, unleashing endless Void Stardust.

The corpse hairs were pulverized immediately.

Yet the Demon Corpse True Person sneered once more, charging forward relentlessly.

Despite the Sword Storing Book and Lin Shiming's many treasures, his confidence remained unshaken.

He was equally convinced that the spiked armored Demon Corpse outside would kill Xu True Person.

After all, though it was merely at the Golden Core Middle Stage, it was stronger than himself in refinement. And though Demon Corpses lacked independent cultivation methods, this one could unleash Three-Eye Divine Power!