Chapter 135 Tiangang Ninth Sword_1
Upon returning to his small courtyard, his mother had emerged from seclusion and was cooking a meal, preparing to celebrate his Foundation Establishment.
The day after Lin Tianming successfully established his foundation, Lin Shigong specially dispatched clan members to Golden Horn Mountain to share the news of his Foundation Establishment with Lin Xingrong.
Upon hearing of Lin Tianming's successful Foundation Establishment, Lin Xingrong was overjoyed. After arranging the affairs of the Jin Family Clan's Territory, he immediately rushed back to Green Bamboo Mountain.
It was difficult for him to return to the clan's lands, primarily to celebrate his son's Foundation Establishment. Additionally, he hadn't visited the clan's territory in two years and saw it as a perfect opportunity to reunite with family.
At this moment...
The grandfather was still in Lin Shikang's courtyard discussing clan affairs and had not returned, while the sister was helping the mother prepare the meal.
Father and son sat together in the courtyard, sipping on Spiritual Tea. After a brief silence, the atmosphere became a bit awkward.
At some point, the father's face turned slightly red, and he stammered out a phrase.
"Tian Ming... congratulations..."
Lin Tianming gave an embarrassed smile and said, "Dad, there's no need for such formality!"
After speaking, he poured a cup of Spiritual Tea for his father and respectfully handed it over.
Lin Xingrong took the Spiritual Tea, took a sip, and both of them smiled together.
The relationship between father and son was subtle. Since Lin Tianming could remember, they hadn't spent much time together. His father appeared silent and stern, upright and honest, and was quite strict with him.
In fact, Lin Xingrong took Lin Tianming very seriously in his heart and was silently making sacrifices for him. Although he was strict, it was because he hoped his son could go further on the path towards eternal life.
Lin Tianming, who profoundly understood this, deeply appreciated his father and harbored no resentment in his heart.
Soon, the atmosphere relaxed, and Lin Xingrong began to share some of his cultivation experiences.
Although they were both at the Foundation Establishment First Level, Lin Xingrong had cultivated for two years and, despite his limited experience, Lin Tianming took his words to heart.
After half an hour passed, Lin Shigong also hurried back, just in time for dinner to be ready. The five of them sat down to begin their meal.
Lin Shigong was extremely happy that day and had specially prepared a few jars of treasured Spiritual Wine to enhance the joy.
Lin Shigong picked up his cup, stood up, and after scanning everyone, he said:
"Today, I am extremely happy. To celebrate Tian Ming's successful Foundation Establishment, let's drink together, three generations of us!"
Lin Tianming and the others got up, raised their cups, and drank.
That night, the three generations happily drank merrily together, and after dinner, all three were completely drunk and returned to their rooms to rest.
In fact, Spiritual Wine, brewed with Spirit Fruit and Spiritual Medicine Materials, was not as strong as the alcoholic beverages in the secular world. If they had used even a little Spiritual Power to suppress it, their Foundation Establishment Cultivator bodies and souls wouldn't have allowed them to get drunk.
The following morning...
As a beam of sunlight passed through the small window and shone onto the stone wall of the room,
Lin Tianming opened his eyes and twisted his head, which felt slightly groggy.
In a short time, the grogginess dissipated, and he returned to his peak condition in body and spirit.
At the back mountain of the family, Lin Tianming descended from high above and stopped in the small valley where he had once trained.
With a piercing cry, the Purple Gold Eagle flew out of a cave halfway up a mountain.
Upon seeing Lin Tianming, the Purple Gold Eagle was extremely excited, rubbing his clothes with its beak as sharp as a sword.
Having not seen each other for over a month, the Purple Gold Eagle's body had grown larger once more, clearly benefiting from the Dragon Horned Lizard's inner core, and further enhancing its strength.
By now, the Purple Gold Eagle was probably about to reach the peak of Late Stage First Order Demonic Beasts. If it had two Second Order Demon Cores, perhaps it could even attempt to break through to the Second Order.
Patting the feathers of the Purple Gold Eagle, he was quite satisfied with its progress. Given the chance, he planned to take it to train in the Luoyun Mountain Range, to see if they could hunt down Second Order Demonic Beasts.
However, now was not the right time. He had only recently succeeded in his Foundation Establishment, and his powers were limited. More importantly, each major realm of the Tiangang Body Art allowed for the cultivation of a new Divine Skill. He needed to, at the very least, succeed in cultivating this new skill and wait until his strength had further increased before venturing out for training.
Gathering his thoughts, Lin Tianming leaped onto the back of the Purple Gold Eagle, flew a circle around Green Bamboo Mountain, and then returned to the valley.
After giving the Purple Gold Eagle the remaining Dragon Horned Lizard's Demon Core to consume, he let it return to its own excavated cave. Having seen off the Purple Gold Eagle, Lin Tianming sat down beneath the cave, ready to comprehend the Divine Skills of his cultivation technique.
Once he sat down, Lin Tianming began to adjust his state, and after a quarter of an hour, when his condition peaked, he took out the Technique Jade Slip and began to understand it.
At this moment, Lin Tianming remained motionless, in a mysterious state.
Time slowly passed, and more than ten days quickly went by...
Opening his eyes, Lin Tianming revealed a slight smile.
In the first few days, Lin Tianming revisited the cultivation technique once more. In the subsequent ten days, he focused on comprehending the Divine Skills of the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Through his contemplation, he successfully grasped the essence of the second Divine Skill.
According to the description of the technique, the second attached Divine Skill was called the Tiangang Nine Swords, which was an offensive-oriented skill.
The Earth Fiend Sword Formation Divine Skill of the Qi Refinement Realm mainly focused on trapping enemies, and its offensive power was not particularly remarkable. It also greatly depended on the right timing. Against cultivators of the same stage, it was naturally easy, but in a cross-level fight, the pressure was considerable. Perhaps it was because he had never activated all thirty-six Earth Evil Swords, leading to some misunderstanding of the Earth Evil Sword's true power.
The Tiangang Nine Swords, on the other hand, were all about offense. Each successive sword attack could be stacked, with each sword being more formidable than the last. When nine swords were layered, they corresponded to the nine levels of the Foundation Establishment Stage. With his understanding of the technique, he could only activate the first sword. As his level increased, he could stack the swords for greater offensive power.
Having comprehended the essence of the skill, Lin Tianming was somewhat excited. He quickly took out an Earth Evil Sword, eager to try out the effects.
After running his cultivation technique through a Grand Circulation, he tossed the Earth Evil Sword overhead. Then, with both hands forming seals, he made a strange gesture, followed by a single-handed seal while muttering under his breath.
"Tiangang Nine Swords First Sword, swift..."
The surface of the Earth Evil Sword burst into a brilliant golden light, streaking toward a stone wall a thousand feet away like a shooting star.
In an instant, a loud bang erupted, and stone fragments scattered abundantly in the air as if a celestial maiden were sprinkling flowers.
Once the dust settled, a giant hole several zhang in diameter appeared on the massive stone wall, the depth of which was unfathomable.
Seeing such destructive power, Lin Tianming couldn't help but exclaim in admiration:
"Just one sword, and that too with a First Order Supreme Quality Earth Evil Sword, has caused such devastation to an entire stone mountain. The Tiangang Nine Swords truly are a fearsome Divine Skill!"
The downside was that his casting speed was so slow that even a cultivator at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining Stage could easily dodge it. If he were to use it against an enemy now, it would clearly be premature.
Even so, he was extremely satisfied with the power of the skill, and with some more practice and familiarity, he should be able to employ it against foes.
Afterward, Lin Tianming continued to execute the technique over and over again, all for the sake of mastering it completely as soon as possible.