Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate

The following morning at dawn, in the room of Lin Tianming.

He packed up some essential living necessities briefly before stepping out of the room and into the courtyard.

Inside the courtyard, his father was sitting and drinking tea, while his mother and sister were also packing up some household items.

The previous day, after the father and son returned home, they had discussed with his mother about taking advantage of Lin Xingrong's rare return to the clan lands to relocate the entire family to live on the peak of Green Bamboo Mountain.

The environment and spiritual energy at the peak were much better than at the mountainside. Moving there would also benefit their cultivation, and with Grandfather residing at the peak, the family was now reunited.

Soon, all the necessary items were packed into storage bags, and the four of them reluctantly left the courtyard that had been their home for many years.

Before long, the family arrived at the peak of Green Bamboo Mountain.

Parting with their father, Lin Xingrong led his mother and sister to their new home in the East District, while Lin Tianming moved to his own cave dwelling in the West District.

Standing in the center of the West District, Lin Tianming surveyed the quiet area around him.

It was incomparable to the East or North Districts; the North District was home to Lin Shikang and several other Foundation Establishment clan members of the Shi generation, along with their direct relatives, and the East District housed Lin Xingyuan and Lin Xingping, among other Foundation Establishment cultivators, along with their many family members. That area would also become lively in time.

The West District, however, with its courtyards, was still unoccupied except for him, a solitary figure. It was unlikely that any of the Tian generation would reach Foundation Establishment soon, even Lin Tianfeng, the highest in cultivation among them, had only recently broken through to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining. It would be years before he succeeded in establishing his foundation.

Fortunately, several years for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator was but the span of a few closed-door meditation sessions, hardly considered a long time.

As the cultivation of Tian generation members gradually progressed, the West District would become lively over the next decade. In a few decades, the ancient courtyards on the peak might even become insufficient, necessitating the construction of many more.

Pushing these thoughts aside, it wasn't long before he arrived at a location on the edge of the West District, standing in front of a quaint courtyard.

Lin Tianming took out his Restriction Order Token, opened it, and entered with confident strides.

It took him a quarter of an hour to explore the entire courtyard after entering his new dwelling.

His courtyard covered a vast hundred acres, several times larger than his previous one.

The facilities in the entire courtyard were comprehensive, including three bedrooms for rest, a reception room, and a varying number of Cultivation Rooms, Pill Refining Rooms, Artifact Forging Rooms, and other various secret chambers.

Beyond these, there was also a several-acre Spirit Field in the outer courtyard suitable for planting Spiritual Medicine.

Because it was near the western mountains, this courtyard had even denser spiritual energy than the North District, with clouds and mist often shrouding one corner of the yard, giving it a rather mystical appearance.

Lin Tianming was very satisfied with his new courtyard.

He then spent half a day tidying up the entire yard before he left his cave dwelling and headed to Lin Shilu's courtyard.

The West District was not far from the North District, separated only by a plaza. For a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, the journey was a matter of just a few breaths.

After entering Lin Shilu's courtyard and exchanging greetings, the two sat down for a casual chat.

Curious about Lin Tianming's purpose for visiting, Lin Shilu asked,

"Tianming, it is rare for you to visit. What brings you here today?"

Lin Tianming did not beat around the bush; he went straight to the point.

"Fifteenth Grandfather, your grandnephew wishes to forge an Attack Talisman. If the Earth Evil Swords could be upgraded and a few more forged, that would be even better. As a Second Order Refiner, perhaps you could enlighten me."

"This boy, thinks a magic artifact is as common as a cabbage, that few can be made with just a few words," Lin Shilu thought to himself, his chest tightening upon hearing Lin Tianming's request, then contemplation set in.

The set of Spirit Swords wielded by Lin Tianming were crafted by him, and at the time, forging the twenty Earth Evil Swords had consumed a significant amount of his treasured Spirit Ore to produce a set of First Order Top-Quality Spirit Swords.

Those Supreme Quality First Order swords indeed made him unmatched in the Qi Refinement Realm, with few adversaries. However, they fell short at the Foundation Establishment Stage; unless up against a novice Loose Cultivator, most were using magic artifacts by the Medium Stage.

Now that Lin Tianming had successfully established his foundation and his wealth was considerable, it was evident that he was no longer satisfied using mere Spirit Swords against his enemies.

After pondering for a full quarter-hour, Lin Tianming did not speak to interrupt, waiting patiently the entire time.

After a short while, Lin Shilu finally spoke with a tone of regret,

"At the moment, we have some ancillary materials, but we lack the appropriate main material. It's impossible to forge a Second Order Mid-tier Attack Magical Artifact!"

After Lin Shilu finished speaking, Lin Tianming's expression became somewhat downcast.

Seeing this, Lin Shilu changed tack.

"However, the clan still has quite a few Second Order Qingling Bamboos. I can help you forge seventy-two Earth Evil Swords. It's feasible to upgrade a few of them into a set of talismans!"

Once Lin Shilu finished speaking, Lin Tianming finally showed a hint of a smile.

He knew that the main material for Second Order Mid-tier magical artifacts was difficult to collect; he was just asking casually. Nonetheless, upgrading a few Lower Grade talismans on the existing basis wasn't a bad idea either.

Thinking of his Earth Fiend Sword Formation and the significant room for improvement, since an Attack Spirit Weapon was hard to come by in a short time, increasing the number of Earth Evil Swords could greatly enhance his own strength.

With this in mind, Lin Tianming asked again,

"Fifteenth Grandfather, my Earth Fiend Sword Formation can control up to seventy-two spirit swords. The stronger the quality of the spirit swords, the more powerful they will be. If I forge seventy-two First Order Top-Quality Spirit Swords, surely the power of the sword array won't be inferior to a Second Order Lower Grade magical artifact, right?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Shilu revealed a look of astonished admiration.

"Seventy-two First Order Top-Quality Spirit Swords?"

"That would require a huge number of spirit stones. Are you sure you want to do this?"

At that moment, Lin Tianming was also calculating. He currently had twelve thousand Merit Points, which was indeed not a small amount.

Originally, forging the twenty Earth Evil Swords; the materials alone, including the Second Order Qingling Bamboo, had cost three thousand spirit stones. To forge more than fifty spirit swords, with his current wealth, it was a bit tight.

However, he was only at the First Layer of Foundation Establishment, and he didn't need that many spirit swords for the time being. He estimated that gathering fifty-four spirit swords should be feasible.

Making up his mind, Lin Tianming said,

"There's no need for so many right now. I already have twenty, so I just need to forge thirty-four First Order Top-Quality Spirit Swords to pair with the previous ones to form a complete set of spirit swords. As for the Attack Spirit Weapon, just one will suffice."

"Hmm, that would be doable!"

Lin Shilu nodded his head, agreeing with his plan.

After some thought, he took out a beast skin and laid it out on the stone table in front of him.

Barely had his fingertip shone with spiritual light when he swiftly wrote down a list of materials on the beast skin.

In no time, the beast skin listed more than ten types of materials.

After confirming there were no omissions, Lin Shilu passed the beast skin to Lin Tianming, then said,

"Retrieve the materials listed here from the clan exchange. I still have some of the other materials here, and there shouldn't be a problem fulfilling the requirements for this forging."

Lin Tianming took the beast skin, quickly glanced over it, and then tucked it securely into his storage bag.

Lin Tianming bowed with clasped hands and said,

"Fifteenth Grandfather, I will exchange for them now and come to find you tomorrow!"

After he finished speaking, Lin Tianming stood up, ready to leave. At that moment, Lin Shilu spoke again,

"Kid, if you're short on Merit Points, this old man will lend you five thousand!"

"Thank you, Fifteenth Grandfather, but Tianming has Merit Points..."

Lin Tianming chuckled, gave Lin Shilu a bow with his hands pressed together, and left the small courtyard.