Chapter 276: Harvesting Two Types of Third-Stage Spirit Materials

The Clan Leader continued speaking: "Regarding the third issue, we now have ironclad evidence that the Zhao and Li families acted against us; everyone should speak their mind on how we ought to handle this evidence."

Third Grandfather pondered for a moment, then opened his mouth to say: "Why don't we simply hand it over to Qingyun Gate and let them deliver justice for us!"

Second Grandfather said with a chuckle: "Third Brother's suggestion is indeed one option, but do not forget that although they initiated the sneak attack first, causing Maoxiang to be severely injured and perish, we nevertheless captured all their Foundation Establishment cultivators in one net!

Therefore, I estimate that Qingyun Sect's most likely method of handling this will be to punish both sides equally, which benefits no one.

Thus, handing this evidence over to Qingyun Sect is the lowest-tier approach to dealing with it!"

Upon hearing Second Grandfather's analysis, everyone could not help but nod in agreement! At this moment, Eldest Grandfather scanned the surroundings before speaking: "Second Brother spoke very well; his insight was sharp and hit the nail on the head! I estimate that the news of our capturing all the Li Family's high-stage cultivators cannot remain hidden for long! By then, those families outside who do not know the specific circumstances may harbor numerous suspicions, or even worries.

Therefore, I feel this evidence must not be wasted!

Let us simply find an appropriate opportunity to invite people from the other ten Foundation Establishment families in Pingyang Prefecture.

Then, we shall display the evidence before them on the spot, letting those families know that our Lin Family did not act recklessly.

We were merely bullied right up to our doorstep by the Zhao and Li families, forcing us to counterattack out of necessity; only in this way can the family avoid being placed in such a passive position!"

Once Eldest Grandfather voiced this suggestion, it immediately gained everyone's support; all felt this proposal was highly appropriate.

Thus, resolving one issue after another, by the time Lin Zhangqing and his grandfather emerged from the Clan Leader's presence, two hours had already passed.

In any case, Lin Zhangqing had already decided in his heart that henceforth, unless absolutely necessary, he would no longer attend such family meetings.

It was truly meaningless; in the future, with this time, it would be far more substantial to read more books or cultivate for a while longer.

After parting ways with his grandfather, he flew straight to Aoyun Peak; Chu Yi and Chu Er must have gone off to do something, as they surprisingly did not come to welcome him.

They had probably gone off to play somewhere; yesterday, upon returning to the Family Square, Lin Zhangqing had told them to return to Aoyun Peak on their own.

However, within the bounds of Nine Peaks Mountain, nothing untoward would happen, so Lin Zhangqing did not worry about them; once they had played enough, they would naturally return.

He first went to the place where the Purple Crystal Scorpions usually stayed, releasing the over one hundred First-Stage Purple Crystal Scorpions there; here they could bask in the sun, which was beneficial for their growth.

He also procured some minced Demon Beast Meat for them, then left behind two portions of Ice Crystals and two portions of Ginger Yellow Crystals for them to gnaw on slowly.

After watching for a while and seeing no problems, he returned to the Spirit Field; having gone out on a mission yesterday,

the acceleration tasks for both yesterday and today had accumulated; Lin Zhangqing busied himself for two or three hours before finally completing the tasks.

Returning to the pavilion, he brewed a pot of Green Jade Tea for himself; originally, he had intended to take out the Spirit Medicine Illustration and continue studying.

Suddenly, he remembered that yesterday he had also acquired thirty or forty jade boxes, which were still inside his Storage Bag, unopened!

Since he had free time now, he might as well open them all and see how his luck held out!

These jade boxes were likely mostly from Li Youzong and Li Youtian; he believed they should not be of poor quality.

Taking out all the jade boxes, he counted them, finding a total of thirty-eight; Lin Zhangqing spent a little time opening them one by one.

Apart from thirteen jade boxes that were empty, the remaining twenty-five yielded quite a number of items.

Among them, Spirit Medicines were the most numerous; the more precious finds were the main medicines for the Foundation Establishment Pill: two stalks of Golden Thread Lotus and three stalks of Purple Monkey Flower, though the most crucial Foundation Establishment Fruit was absent.

He estimated that the Li Family definitely did not possess any, otherwise they would have long since employed every possible means to refine them into Foundation Establishment Pills! Although these five stalks of main medicine discovered this time still had their roots attached, they had been harvested some time ago and could no longer be planted.

This left Lin Zhangqing somewhat undecided, but he ultimately decided to store them away first and deal with them at a later date.

There were also fifteen stalks of Second-Grade Spirit Medicines, all usable by Foundation Establishment cultivators; however, most could no longer be planted, with only one or two stalks retaining sufficiently strong root vitality that they might possibly be grown successfully.

In due time, he would send them into the Inner Space for Zhao Liyu to handle, and incidentally pass her that copy of the Nine Mountains Thick Earth Sutra. After categorizing and storing all the Spirit Medicines into his Storage Bag, only five items remained on the tabletop: two pieces of different types of Third-Stage Earth Attribute Spirit Materials, a small Jade Bottle, one Jade Slip, and three Spirit Seeds.

After considering for a moment, he first picked up that Jade Slip, pressed it against his forehead, and began reading its contents.

Unexpectedly, the very first thing he saw were the five characters 'Green Wood Longevity Sutra,' causing Lin Zhangqing's heart to tremble violently.

He hurriedly continued reading downward until the very end, confirming that this Cultivation Method was complete.

It could be cultivated up to the realm of Golden Core Great Perfection, and furthermore included the refinement methods for eighteen types of innate Magic Treasures.

This excited Lin Zhangqing immensely; one must know that the family also possessed the Green Wood Longevity Sutra as its core Cultivation Method, but it could only be cultivated up to Purple Mansion Great Perfection.

Compared to what he now held in his hands, the family's version was far inferior; of course, most importantly, this meant that the Golden Core Stage cultivation methods for his grandfather and aunt were now secured, filling him with an inexplicable joy and happiness.

He had already made up his mind to make a copy for himself and then give this Jade Slip to his grandfather to handle! His very first chosen item had yielded such a great harvest, so he now looked forward to the remaining items with even greater anticipation.

Picking up that small Jade Bottle and opening it, he saw three white Pills inside; Lin Zhangqing felt a slight sense of familiarity and could not help but pour one out.

After careful identification, he discovered it was actually a Second Tier Upper Grade Three-Flower Face-Keeping Pill; his own was a Top Grade Three-Flower Face-Keeping Pill, which differed slightly from this one.

Furthermore, this one had a small amount of Third-Stage Spirit Honey added, making its scent slightly different as well; but since they were ultimately the same type of Pill, it was no wonder Lin Zhangqing felt a sense of familiarity.

However, one dose of this Pill in a lifetime is sufficient for a person; taking more serves no purpose! Nevertheless, he could give one to Second Uncle, or perhaps later, if he had a Second Aunt, give one to her; as for Grandfather, there was no need, for even if given to him, Grandfather probably would not use it.

Returning the Face-Keeping Pill to the bottle, he then retrieved a Spirit Sealing Talisman from his Storage Bag and affixed it, ensuring it could be preserved for a longer time.

Next, he picked up a Spirit Seed to examine; actually, Lin Zhangqing felt this item was somewhat familiar as well; holding it in his hand and observing it for a long while, he finally confirmed it was a Spirit Seed of a Spirit Vine-type plant.

The reason he felt familiarity was likely because he had previously encountered the Spirit Seed of the Bloodthirsty Thorn Vine.

The difference was that the Spirit Seed in his hand was greenish and relatively small, whereas the Spirit Seed of the Bloodthirsty Thorn Vine bore some blood-colored markings and was larger in size.

However, these three vine-type Spirit Seeds should not be ordinary Spiritual Objects; otherwise, they would not have been specially stored inside jade boxes.

Therefore, he decided to plant one Spirit Seed inside the Inner Space to see exactly what species of Spirit Vine it was, and whether there might be any additional gains in due time.

Placing these three Spirit Seeds back into the jade box, just like the Jade Bottle earlier, he set them aside for now.

Finally, there were the two pieces of Third-Stage Earth Attribute Spirit Materials; to be honest, regarding Spirit Materials for Artifact Refining, Lin Zhangqing was truly not very knowledgeable.

Although he possessed a Fourth-Stage Weapon Refining Inheritance in his possession, which also included introductions to Spirit Materials of various stages, he had never found the time to study it properly.

Consequently, he could not identify at all what specific Spirit Materials these two were; this was precisely why he had left them for last.

In the end, he could only honestly take out that Fourth-Stage Weapon Refining Inheritance, locate the section on Third-Stage Earth Attribute Spirit Materials,

and compare them one by one; after spending considerable time, he finally confirmed the names of the two Third-Stage Spirit Materials.

The first piece, a black stone the size of a human head, was named Ink Wu Stone; its characteristics were hardness and heaviness.

The other piece, slightly smaller and only the size of a palm, was a silver-colored stone block called Silver Core Stone; its characteristics were lightness and good Magical Power conductivity, along with possessing a certain capacity for storing Magical Power.

These were very likely Spirit Materials that Li Youtian or Li Youzong had prepared for their own innate Magic Treasures; after all, they were already at Foundation Establishment Late Stage and still possessed some possibility of breaking through to the Purple Mansion.

Therefore, preparing these Third-Stage Spirit Materials in advance was not strange at all!

(End of Chapter)